Hollands Kroon

Hollands Kroon is a municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer.

Localities
Cities (places/areas with city rights):
 * Barsingerhorn
 * Stede Niedorp
 * Wieringen
 * Winkel

Local government
The municipal council of Hollands Kroon consists of 29 seats, which are divided as follows:

The executive board consists of Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon, Senioren Hollands Kroon, GroenLinks, Partij van de Arbeid en D66

Notable people

 * Dirck Pietersz van Nierop (1540 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1610) a Mennonite minister
 * Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop (1610 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1682) cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer and teacher
 * Elisabeth van der Woude (1657 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1698) a Dutch traveller and author
 * Hendrik van Borssum Buisman (1873 in Wieringen – 1951) painter
 * Pieter Baas (born 1944 in Wieringermeer) a Dutch botanist
 * Gerbrand Bakker (born 1962 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch writer

Sport

 * Albertus Perk (1887 in Anna Paulowna – 1919) a Dutch fencer, competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics
 * Ard Schenk (born 1944 in Anna Paulowna) a former speed skater, silver medallist at the 1968 Winter Olympics and triple gold medallist at the 1972 Winter Olympics
 * Henk Schenk (born 1945 in Wieringerwaard) an American former wrestler, competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics
 * Erik Heijblok (born 1977 in Den Oever, Wieringen) retired football goalkeeper.
 * Selma Borst (born 1983 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch runner
 * Kai Reus (born 1985 in Niedorp) a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer
 * Jessy Kramer (born 1990 in Zijdewind) a Dutch handball player
 * Marit Raaijmakers (born 1999 in Hippolytushoef) a Dutch racing cyclist