Stede Broec

Stede Broec
Stede Broec
	Municipality
	Broekerhaven waterway
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Holland
	Coordinates: 52°42′N 5°14′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Established	1 January 1979
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ronald Wortelboer (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	16.37 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
• Land	14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
• Water	1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	21,706
• Density	1,484/km2 (3,840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	1610–1614
Area code	0228
Website	www.stedebroec.nl

Stede Broec (pronunciation )(West Frisian: Stee Broek) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The name Stede Broec derives from stede (meaning city) and broec (meaning swamp).

Population centres

The municipality of Stede Broec consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Stede Broec, June 2015

History

Grootebroek and Bovenkarspel together received city rights in 1364, under the name of Broek. In 1402 Lutjebroek shared in the city rights and Hoogkarspel joined in 1403. Andijk was the fifth to join in 1786. In 1825 the city was dissociated.

Stede Broec is located in the region of West Friesland consisting of all the land surrounded by the Westfriese Omringdijk, a dike which then protected the land against the dangers of the tides of the Zuider Zee.

Local government

The municipal council of Stede Broec consists of 19 seats, which are divided as follows (as of March 3, 2010):

CDA - 5 seats
Open en Duidelijk Stede Broec - 4 seats
PvdA/GroenLinks - 3 seats
Gemeentebelangen - 2 seats
Onafhankelijke Partij - 2 seats
VVD - 2 seats

Notable people

Johannes Willebrands (1909 in Bovenkarspel – 2006) a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Trudy van den Berg (born 1947 in Grootebroek) singer with Dutch vocal duo Saskia & Serge
Ed Groot (born 1957 in Grootebroek) a Dutch politician and former journalist, columnist and civil servant
Ria Brieffies (1957 in Lutjebroek - 2009) a Dutch singer with girl group Dolly Dots
Nina Buysman (born 1997 in Bovenkarspel) a Dutch racing cyclist

Gallery

Zesstedenweg, te Grootebroek
Bevrijdingsmonument, Grootebroek
P.J. Jongstraat, Lutjebroek
Sint Martinuskerk, Bovenkarspel

References

"Portefeuilleverdeling College" [Tasks division of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Stede Broec. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 1611KW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links

Media related to Stede Broec at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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[mayor_now-1] "Portefeuilleverdeling College" [Tasks division of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Stede Broec. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 1611KW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.