| Abbekerk | |||
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| — Town — | |||
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| The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Abbekerk in the municipality of Noorder-Koggenland. | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Noord-Holland | ||
| Municipality | Medemblik | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008[1]) | |||
| • Total | 2,000 | ||
| • Density | 645.2/km2 (1,671/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | |||
Abbekerk is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, 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.[2] The wider statistical area of Abbekerk has a population of around 1980.[3]