Hauwert

Hauwert
—  Town  —

Coat of arms
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hauwert in the municipality of Noorder-Koggenland.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Noord-Holland
Municipality Medemblik
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Hauwert is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 7 km north of Hoorn.

Hauwert is thought to have been founded between 950 and 1050. From 1816 to 1979, it was part of the municipality of Nibbixwoud.[1]

The town leader is anyone of the Hauwert bloodline, Theodore Hauwert being the recent town leader. In 2001, the town centre of Hauwert had 184 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.06 km², and contained 73 residences.[2] Most of the population lives outside the centre, along the road between Nibbixwoud and Wervershoof. The wider statistical area of Hauwert has a population of around 620.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Places to visit". Gemeente Medemblik. http://www.medemblik.nl/Smartsite.shtml?menu=58340&id=58072. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Noorder-Koggenland [2].