De Stolpen

De Stolpen
Coordinates: 52°48′44″N 4°43′47″E / 52.81222°N 4.72972°E / 52.81222; 4.72972
Country	Netherlands
Province	Noord-Holland
Municipality	Zijpe

De Stolpen (sometimes just "Stolpen"^[1]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality Zijpe, and is located about 3 km northwest of the village of Schagerbrug^[2].

In 2005, the municipal council of Zijpe decided that the N9 road had to be moved; as a consequence, all of the houses in De Stolpen would have to be demolished. The national government changed this decision in December 2006, which saved the hamlet. This saved what is essentially a row of a few contiguous homes on the north side of the road, anchored by a Chinese restaurant .

References

1. ^ VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
2. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

Coordinates: 52°48′45″N 4°43′50″E / 52.8125°N 4.73056°E / 52.8125; 4.73056