Hoogkarspel ( West Frisian : Hougkarspel ) is a village in the municipality Drechterland , located in the north west of the Netherlands , in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia . The name derives from the words hoog (Dutch for "high") and kerspel , a Middle Dutch word for parish .
4-511: Hoogkarspel was a separate municipality until 1979, when it was merged into the new municipality of Bangert , which has been renamed to Drechterland in 1980. There is a railway station, Hoogkarspel , with half-hourly connections to Hoorn, Amsterdam and Enkhuizen. The so-called Hoogkarspel culture is an important part of the Elp culture , a culture of the Bronze Age dating from approx. 1800-800 BC. In
8-464: The 1960s remains were found of a tumulus behind the Hoogkarspel water tower , and remains of an agricultural settlement were discovered in the 1970s, dating from 1000 BC. Two periods are identified, Hoogkarspel-I (1400-1100 cal BC) and Hoogkarspel-II (800-400 cal BC). Earthenware found in the area is divided into old and young, following the influential publication by R. W. Brandt in 1988. South-west of
12-469: The former "Medemblikker Tolhuis" (Medemblik tollbooth) remains of a mound from the late Bronze Age were found. The Medemblik tollbooth was a tollbooth next to a well maintained road to the city Medemblik , and this road still exists. Drechterland Drechterland ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdrɛxtərlɑnt] ) is a municipality in the Netherlands , in the province of North Holland and
16-438: The region of West-Frisia . The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel , Westwoud and Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert , was changed to "Drechterland" in 1980. In 2006, the former municipality of Venhuizen was added to Drechterland. The municipality of Drechterland consists of the following towns, villages and districts: [REDACTED] Dutch topographic map of
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