Harenkarspel () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The main town of Harenkarspel was Tuitjenhorn. In 2013, Harenkarspel merged with Schagen and Zijpe into a new municipality, which is called Schagen.
Population centres
The former municipality of Harenkarspel consisted of the following villages: Dirkshorn, Eenigenburg, Groenveld, Kalverdijk, Kerkbuurt, Krabbendam, 't Rijpje, Schoorldam (partly), Sint Maarten, Stroet, Tuitjenhorn, Valkkoog, Waarland, and Warmenhuizen. The largest towns were Warmenhuizen and Tuitjenhorn. The town hall of Harenkarspel was located in Tuitjenhorn.
Local government
The municipal council of Harenkarspel consisted of 17 seats, which were divided as follows:
CDA - 6 seats
PvdA - 4 seats
Algemeen Belang '89 - 4 seats
VVD - 3 seats
References
Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
External links
A map of the former municipality of Harenkarspel
City Site (Dutch) Nieuws over Harenkarspel (Dutch) Alles over Schagen FM, de lokale omroep voor Schagen, Zijpe, Niedorp en Harenkarspel (Dutch)