Spanbroek

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Spanbroek in the municipality of Opmeer.

Spanbroek (52°42′N, 4°58′E) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 9 km northwest of Hoorn .[1]

Spanbroek received city rights in 1414. It was a separate municipality until 1959, when it was merged with Opmeer.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  2. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

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