Wognum

Wognum
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°40′N 5°1′E / 52.667°N 5.017°E / 52.667; 5.017Coordinates: 52°40′N 5°1′E / 52.667°N 5.017°E / 52.667; 5.017
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Government
• Mayor	N. Meijer (VVD)
Area
• Total	21.42 km2 (8.27 sq mi)
• Land	21.37 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
• Water	0.05 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	8,130
• Density	380/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.wognum.nl

Wognum ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Wognum received city rights in 1392 but lost them in 1426. In 2007 it merged with the municipalities of Medemblik and Noorder-Koggenland into the surviving municipality of Medemblik.

Population centres

The former municipality of Wognum consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Nibbixwoud, Wognum, Zwaagdijk-West, and the hamlet of Wijzend.

Local government

Before the merger into Medemblik, the municipal council of Wognum consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:

• CDA - 6 seats
• D66 - 3 seats
• PvdA - 2 seats
• VVD - 2 seats

People from Wognum

• Dirk-Jan den Ouden (badminton player)
• Cor Bakker (pianist)

References

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

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