Graft-De Rijp

Graft-De Rijp
Former municipality
Traditional houses in De Rijp
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°33′N 4°51′E / 52.550°N 4.850°ECoordinates: 52°33′N 4°51′E / 52.550°N 4.850°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Alkmaar
Established	1 August 1970
Area[1]
• Total	21.76 km^2 (8.40 sq mi)
• Land	20.03 km^2 (7.73 sq mi)
• Water	1.73 km^2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation[2]	−2 m (−7 ft)
Population (May 2014)[3]
• Total	6,410
• Density	320/km^2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	1483–1488, 1536
Area code	0299
Website	www.graftderijp.nl

Graft-De Rijp ( pronunciation ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of Alkmaar.

It is twinned with Chalfont St Giles in England.

Population centres

The municipality of Graft-De Rijp consisted of the following towns, villages and/or districts: De Rijp, Graft, Markenbinnen, Noordeinde, Oost-Graftdijk, Starnmeer, West-Graftdijk.

• 
  Former weigh house and Town hall of De Rijp, designed by Jan Leeghwater in 1630
• 
  Town Hall of Graft, built in 1613 in the style of Hendrick de Keyser

Local government

The municipal council of Graft-De Rijp consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:

• CDA - 4 seats
• PvdA - 4 seats
• VVD - 4 seats
• Gemeentebelangen - 1 seat

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
2. "Postcodetool for 1483HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
3. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Media related to Graft-De Rijp at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website