# Niedorp

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**Niedorp** (ˈnidɔr(ə)p; [West Frisian](/source/West_Frisian_(dialect)): *Nierup*) is a former municipality in the north-western [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), in the province of [North Holland](/source/North_Holland) and the region of [West-Frisia](/source/West_Friesland_(region)). Niedorp, along with neighbouring [Barsingerhorn](/source/Barsingerhorn), received [city rights](/source/City_rights_in_the_Netherlands) in 1415, and since 2012 has been a part of the new municipality of [Hollands Kroon](/source/Hollands_Kroon).

## Population centres

The former municipality of Niedorp consisted of the following small towns and villages: [Barsingerhorn](/source/Barsingerhorn), [Haringhuizen](/source/Haringhuizen), [Kolhorn](/source/Kolhorn), [Lutjewinkel](/source/Lutjewinkel), [Nieuwe Niedorp](/source/Nieuwe_Niedorp), [Oude Niedorp](/source/Oude_Niedorp), ['t Veld](/source/'t_Veld), [Winkel](/source/Winkel_(North_Holland)), [Zijdewind](/source/Zijdewind).

## Archaeology

[Prehistoric](/source/Prehistory) settlements from the Late [Neolithic](/source/Neolithic) period were found in De Gouw and the Groetpolder. They are covered by sediment and belong to the [Single Grave Culture](/source/Corded_Ware_culture). In 1995, these sites were submitted to [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO)'s list of [World Heritage Sites](/source/World_Heritage_Site). They are currently on the tentative list.[1][2]

## Local government

The former municipal council of Niedorp consisted of 15 seats, which at the final [election in 2010](/source/2010_Dutch_municipal_elections) divided as follows:[3]

- Democratie Anders (LADA) - 6 seats
- [VVD](/source/People's_Party_for_Freedom_and_Democracy) - 3 seats
- [PvdA](/source/Labour_Party_(Netherlands)) - 3 seats
- [CDA](/source/Christian_Democratic_Appeal) - 2 seats
- Algemeen Belang Niedorp - 1 seat

Elections were held in November 2011 for a council for the new merged municipality of Hollands Kroon that included Niedorp, which commenced work in January 2012.[4]

## References

- Statistics are taken from the [SDU Staatscourant](https://web.archive.org/web/20060116184715/http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem335nh.htm)

1. [Tentative List for the Netherlands](http://www.werelderfgoed.nl/pages/en/world-heritage-in-the-netherlands/tentative-list.php) [Archived](https://archive.today/20071224114845/http://www.werelderfgoed.nl/pages/en/world-heritage-in-the-netherlands/tentative-list.php) 2007-12-24 at archive.today. The World Heritage Platform. Retrieved on 2009-07-23.

1. [De Gouw and de Groetpolder](https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/463/). [UNESCO World Heritage Centre](/source/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Centre). Retrieved on 2009-07-23.

1. ["Niedorp municipal election 2010"](https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20100303/631177) (in Dutch). *verkiezingsuitslagen.nl*. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

1. ["Hollands Kroon municipal election 2011"](https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20111123) (in Dutch). *verkiezingsuitslagen.nl*. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

## External links

- [City Site](http://www.niedorp.nl) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120102041558/http://www.niedorp.nl/) 2012-01-02 at the Wayback Machine (Dutch)
- [**Nieuws over Niedorp**](http://www.schagenfm.nl) (Dutch)
- [Alles over **Schagen FM**, de lokale omroep voor Schagen, Zijpe, Niedorp en Harenkarspel](http://www.schagenfm.nl) (Dutch)

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