Schagen
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| Schagen | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 19.35 km² (7.5 sq mi) |
| - Land | 18.85 km² (7.3 sq mi) |
| - Water | 0.50 km² (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 19,078 |
| - Density | 1,012/km² (2,621.1/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website: www.schagen.nl | |
Schagen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Schagen received city rights in 1415.
[edit] Local government
The municipal council of Schagen consists of 17 seats, which are divided as follows:
- PvdA - 5 seats
- VVD - 5 seats
- CDA - 3 seats
- Socialist Party - 2 seats
- Duurzaam Schagen - 2 seats
[edit] References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
[edit] External links
- City Site (English)
- A map of Schagen (Dutch)
- A map of the entire municipality (Dutch)
- Alle actuele informatie over Schagen (Dutch)
- Nieuws over Schagen (Dutch)
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