title: Hollands Kroon
text: # Hollands Kroon
  
  Hollands Kroon is a municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer.
  
  ## Localities
  
  Cities (places/areas with city rights):
  
  * Barsingerhorn
  * Stede Niedorp
  * Wieringen
  * Winkel
  
  ## Local government
  
  The municipal council of Hollands Kroon consists of 29 seats, which are divided as follows:
  
  Municipal council seats :
  
  | Party | 2012 | 2018 | 2022 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Senioren Hollands Kroon | 4 | 7 | 4 |
  | VVD | 8 | 5 | 4 |
  | CDA | 5 | 5 | 5 |
  | Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon | | 3 | 8 |
  | PvdA | 4 | 2 | 2 |
  | GroenLinks | 1 | 2 | 2 |
  | D66 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
  | Christian Union | 1 | 1 | |
  | LADA (Democratie Anders) | 3 | 1 | |
  | ANDERS! | | 1 | |
  | Partij Vrije Liberalen | 1 | | |
  | Progressief Wieringermeer | 1 | | |
  | LADA & ANDERS! | | | 2 |
  | Total | 29 | 29 | 29 |
  
  The executive board consists of Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon, Senioren Hollands Kroon, GroenLinks, Partij van de Arbeid en D66
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Dirck Pietersz van Nierop (1540 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1610) a Mennonite minister
  * Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop (1610 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1682) cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer and teacher
  * Elisabeth van der Woude (1657 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1698) a Dutch traveller and author
  * Hendrik van Borssum Buisman (1873 in Wieringen – 1951) painter
  * Pieter Baas (born 1944 in Wieringermeer) a Dutch botanist
  * Gerbrand Bakker (born 1962 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch writer
  
  ### Sport
  
  * Albertus Perk (1887 in Anna Paulowna – 1919) a Dutch fencer, competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics
  * Ard Schenk (born 1944 in Anna Paulowna) a former speed skater, silver medallist at the 1968 Winter Olympics and triple gold medallist at the 1972 Winter Olympics
  * Henk Schenk (born 1945 in Wieringerwaard) an American former wrestler, competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics
  * Erik Heijblok (born 1977 in Den Oever, Wieringen) retired football goalkeeper.
  * Selma Borst (born 1983 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch runner
  * Kai Reus (born 1985 in Niedorp) a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer
  * Jessy Kramer (born 1990 in Zijdewind) a Dutch handball player
  * Marit Raaijmakers (born 1999 in Hippolytushoef) a Dutch racing cyclist
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Klooster met kerk Nieuwe Niedorp
  * Molenkolksluis
  * Nederlands Kremlin in Winkel
  * Schutsluisje, Nieuwe Niedorp
  