Langedijk

FlagCoat of arms | | Location of the former municipality of Langedijk in North Holland | | Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}52°41′N 4°48′E / 52.683°N 4.800°E / 52.683; 4.800 | | Netherlands | | North Holland | | Dijk en Waard | | 27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi) | | 23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi) | | 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi) | | −1 m (−3.3 ft) | | 28,335 | | 1,187/km2 (3,070/sq mi) | | UTC+1 (CET) | | UTC+2 (CEST) | | 1720–1724, 1830–1834 | | 0226, 072 |

Langedijk (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Dutch: [ˌlɑŋəˈdɛik] ⓘ; West Frisian Dutch: Langedìk) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Langedijk received city rights in 1415.

Langedijk and the former municipality of Heerhugowaard merged into the new municipality of Dijk en Waard on 1 January 2022.

The former municipality of Langedijk contained the following small towns and villages:

Map of the former municipality of Langedijk, 2015

The former municipal council of Langedijk consisted of 21 seats, which at the last elections in 2018 divided as follows:

Elections were held in November 2021 for a council for the new merged municipality of Dijk en Waard, that included Langedijk, which commenced work in January 2022.

J. Bernlef, 2008

• Johannes Hertenberg (1668 in Oudkarspel – 1725) the 19th Dutch Governor of Ceylon from 1723 until his death

• Theo Nieuwenhuis (1866 in Noord-Scharwoude – 1951) a Dutch watercolor painter, lithograph designer, woodcarver and ceramics and textile designer

• Berend Tobia Boeyinga (1886 in Noord-Scharwoude – 1969) a Dutch architect, noted for his Calvinist church buildings

• Laurens Bogtman (1900 in Oudkarspel – 1969) a Dutch baritone

• Hendrik Jan Marsman (1937 in Sint Pancras – 2012), pen name, J. Bernlef, a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator

• Jan Langedijk (1910 in Oudkarspel – 1981), a Dutch speed skater who competed at the 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics

• Gerard Kamper (1950 in Koedijk – 2026), a Dutch cyclist

• Jan Blokhuijsen (born 1989 in Zuid-Scharwoude), a Dutch long-track speed skater, silver medallist at the 2014 Winter Olympics

• Broekerveiling

• Noord-Scharwoude

• Wooden church and steel bell tower - Koedijk

• Allemanskerk - Oudkarspel

• Old mill - Sint Pancras

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• Official website of former municipality