Abbekerk

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Abbekerk in the municipality of Noorder-Koggenland.

Abbekerk (52°44′N, 5°1′E) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Noorder-Koggenland, and lies about 9 km north of Hoorn.

It received city rights in 1414. The church of Abbekerk has a tower dating from 1656. Until 1979, Abbekerk was a separate municipality.

In 2001, the town of Abbekerk had 1768 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.37 km², and contained 689 residences.[1] The wider statistical area of Abbekerk has a population of around 1980.[2]

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  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Noorder-Koggenland [2].

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