Graft-De Rijp
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Former municipality
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Traditional houses in De Rijp
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Location in North Holland
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| Coordinates: 52°33′N 4°51′E / 52.550°N 4.850°E / 52.550; 4.850 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Alkmaar |
| Established | 1 August 1970 |
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| • Total | 21.76 km2 (8.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population
(January 2021)[3]
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| • Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode |
1483–1488, 1536
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| Area code | 0299 |
Graft-De Rijp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣrɑvdəˈrɛip] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Since January 2015 it has been a part of Alkmaar.
It is twinned with Chalfont St Giles in England.
The municipality of Graft-De Rijp contained the following towns and villages: De Rijp, Graft, Markenbinnen, Noordeinde, Oost-Graftdijk, Starnmeer, West-Graftdijk.
The municipal council of Graft-De Rijp consisted of 13 seats, which at the final election, in 2010, were divided as follows:[4]
An election was held in November 2014 for a council for the new merged Alkmaar municipality that commenced work on 1 January 2015, replacing Graft-De Rijp council.[5]
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Places adjacent to Graft-De Rijp
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