- Abbekerk
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caption = The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Abbekerk in the municipality of Noorder-Koggenland.Abbekerk (coord|52|44|N|5|1|E|type:city(1768)) is a town in the Dutch province of
North Holland . It is a part of the municipality ofNoorder-Koggenland , and lies about 9 km north ofHoorn .It received city rights in
1414 . The church of Abbekerk has a tower dating from1656 . Until 1979, Abbekerk was a separate municipality.In 2001, the town of Abbekerk had 1768 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.37 km², and contained 689 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The wider statistical area of Abbekerk has a population of around 1980.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Noorder-Koggenland" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/nederland-regionaal/nederland-regionaal/publicaties/gemeente-op-maat/2004/alfabet/N/2004-noorder-koggenland.htm] .]
References
External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/nh/kuyper_nh_abbekerk.html Map of the municipality in 1868]
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