Stede Broec

Stede Broec (West Frisian Dutch: Stee Broek) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The name Stede Broec derives from stede (meaning city) and broec (meaning swamp).

Population centres
The municipality of Stede Broec consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: • Bovenkarspel

• Grootebroek

• Lutjebroek.

Topography
Map of the municipality of Stede Broec, June 2015

History
Grootebroek and Bovenkarspel together received city rights in 1364, under the name of Broek. In 1402 Lutjebroek shared in the city rights and Hoogkarspel joined in 1403. Andijk was the fifth to join in 1786. In 1825 the city was dissociated.

Stede Broec is located in the region of West Friesland consisting of all the land surrounded by the Westfriese Omringdijk, a dike which then protected the land against the dangers of the tides of the Zuider Zee.

Local government
The municipal council of Stede Broec consists of 19 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows: • Open en Duidelijk Stede Broec - 6 seats

• CDA - 5 seats

• VVD - 3 seats

• PvdA/GroenLinks - 1 seat

• Gemeente Belangen Stede Broec - 1 seat

• Onafhankelijke Partij - 1 seat

• SP - 1 seat

• Eerlijk Leefbaar Stede Broec - 1 seat

Notable people

 * Johannes Willebrands (1909 in Bovenkarspel – 2006) a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Trudy van den Berg (born 1947 in Grootebroek) singer with Dutch vocal duo Saskia & Serge
 * Ed Groot (born 1957 in Grootebroek) a Dutch politician and former journalist, columnist and civil servant
 * Ria Brieffies (1957 in Lutjebroek – 2009) a Dutch singer with girl group Dolly Dots
 * Nina Buysman (born 1997 in Bovenkarspel) a Dutch racing cyclist