Hollands Kroon
# Hollands Kroon

Hollands Kroon is a municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer.

## Localities

Cities (places/areas with city rights):

* Barsingerhorn
* Stede Niedorp
* Wieringen
* Winkel

## Local government

The municipal council of Hollands Kroon consists of 29 seats, which are divided as follows:

Municipal council seats :

| Party | 2012 | 2018 | 2022 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Senioren Hollands Kroon | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| VVD | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| CDA | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon | | 3 | 8 |
| PvdA | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| GroenLinks | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D66 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Christian Union | 1 | 1 | |
| LADA (Democratie Anders) | 3 | 1 | |
| ANDERS! | | 1 | |
| Partij Vrije Liberalen | 1 | | |
| Progressief Wieringermeer | 1 | | |
| LADA & ANDERS! | | | 2 |
| Total | 29 | 29 | 29 |

The executive board consists of Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon, Senioren Hollands Kroon, GroenLinks, Partij van de Arbeid en D66

## Notable people

* Dirck Pietersz van Nierop (1540 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1610) a Mennonite minister
* Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop (1610 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1682) cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer and teacher
* Elisabeth van der Woude (1657 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1698) a Dutch traveller and author
* Hendrik van Borssum Buisman (1873 in Wieringen – 1951) painter
* Pieter Baas (born 1944 in Wieringermeer) a Dutch botanist
* Gerbrand Bakker (born 1962 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch writer

### Sport

* Albertus Perk (1887 in Anna Paulowna – 1919) a Dutch fencer, competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics
* Ard Schenk (born 1944 in Anna Paulowna) a former speed skater, silver medallist at the 1968 Winter Olympics and triple gold medallist at the 1972 Winter Olympics
* Henk Schenk (born 1945 in Wieringerwaard) an American former wrestler, competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics
* Erik Heijblok (born 1977 in Den Oever, Wieringen) retired football goalkeeper.
* Selma Borst (born 1983 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch runner
* Kai Reus (born 1985 in Niedorp) a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer
* Jessy Kramer (born 1990 in Zijdewind) a Dutch handball player
* Marit Raaijmakers (born 1999 in Hippolytushoef) a Dutch racing cyclist

## Gallery

* Klooster met kerk Nieuwe Niedorp
* Molenkolksluis
* Nederlands Kremlin in Winkel
* Schutsluisje, Nieuwe Niedorp
