Editing Heerhugowaard

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{{Infobox settlement
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| settlement_type    = City
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| image_caption      = Images from top, left to right: [[Stad van de Zon]], Veenhuizer windmill, Cool theatre, [[Middenwaard|shopping centre Middenwaard]].
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| motto              = City Of Opportunities
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| map_alt            = Highlighted position of Heerhugowaard in a municipal map of North Holland
| map_caption        = Location of the former municipality of Heerhugowaard in North Holland
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| subdivision_name   = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[North Holland]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Dijk en Waard]]
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| population_demonym = Heerhugowaarder <br/> (Informal) Reiger
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'''Heerhugowaard''' ({{IPA|nl|ˌɦeːrɦyɣoːˈʋaːrt|lang|401 Heerhugowaard.ogg}}; [[West Frisian Dutch]]: ''Heerhugoweard'', ''Heregeweard'' or ''De Weard'') is a city in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Holland]] and the region of [[West Friesland (region)|West Friesland]].

Heerhugowaard was previously a separate [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]], which merged with the former municipality of [[Langedijk]] into the new municipality of [[Dijk en Waard]] on 1 January 2022.

== History ==
Around the year 800, the area of the modern Heerhugowaard was covered in [[peat]] [[fen]]. Because of peat-digging and storm floods, many lakes developed in the region, including the Heerhugowaard. The name is derived from word ('heer' in Dutch) Hugo van [[Assendelft]] who was killed by the West [[Frisians]] in this area in 1296. After two storms in 1248, the abbey of [[Egmond Abbey|Egmond]], which had much property in this region, built the ''Schagerdam'' at [[Schagen]]. This became part of the [[Westfriese Omringdijk]], which protected the pentagon [[Schagen]] - [[Alkmaar]] - [[Medemblik]] - [[Enkhuizen]] - [[Hoorn]].

[[Waterwolf|Uncontrollable increase of the lake]] had been prevented. In the 17th century private investors decided to drain the lake to create farmland. In 1630 the [[polder]] was drained and the {{cvt|39.0|km2}} of land was divided among the investors. In contrast to e.g. the [[Beemster]], the new land was poor quality, and in 1674 there was a proposal to refill the polder, as fishing would be more profitable.

== Geography ==
Heerhugowaard is part of the province of [[North Holland|North-Holland]] and is located in the west of the Netherlands. The [[land reclamation]] of Heerhugowaard is situated 3 metres under sea level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ahn.nl/ |title=Heerhugowaard situated around the 3 metres under sea level |publisher=Ahn.nl |date=16 July 2009 |access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref> The surrounding land is flat as it is formed of large [[polder]]s. To the southwest of the city lies [[Alkmaar]].

=== Topography ===
[[File:Heerhugowaard-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|450px]]<br/>''Map of Heerhugowaard (town), 2014.''

=== Climate ===
Heerhugowaard has a cool [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfb''), strongly influenced by its proximity to the North Sea to the west, with prevailing north-western winds and gales. Winter temperatures are cool to mild. Heerhugowaard, as well as most of North-Holland province, lies in [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] [[Hardiness zone]] 9, the northernmost such occurrence in [[continental Europe]]. [[Frost]]s mainly occur during spells of easterly or northeasterly winds from the inner [[Europe|European continent]], from Scandinavia, Russia, or even [[Siberia]]. Even then, because Heerhugowaard is surrounded on three sides by large [[body of water|bodies of water]], as well as enjoying a significant [[Urban heat island|heat island effect]], nights rarely fall below {{convert|-5|°C|0}}. Summers are moderately warm but rarely hot. The average daily high in August is {{convert|23|°C|1}}. 

Heerhugowaard's average annual rainfall is {{convert|871|mm|in|1}}, with measurable [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] on an average of 189 days per year. Most is in the form of protracted drizzle or light rain, making cloudy and damp days common during the cooler months of October to March. Only the occasional [[European windstorm]] brings significant rain in a short period of time, requiring it to be pumped out to higher ground or to the seas around the city.

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|Jan high C = 6
|Feb high C = 7
|Mar high C = 10
|Apr high C = 14
|May high C = 18
|Jun high C = 21
|Jul high C = 22
|Aug high C = 23
|Sep high C = 19
|Oct high C = 14
|Nov high C = 10
|Dec high C = 6
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|Feb low C = 1
|Mar low C = 2
|Apr low C = 4
|May low C = 8
|Jun low C = 10
|Jul low C = 13
|Aug low C = 13
|Sep low C = 11
|Oct low C = 7
|Nov low C = 4
|Dec low C = 1
|year low C = 6.3
|Jan precipitation mm = 74
|Feb precipitation mm = 67
|Mar precipitation mm = 54
|Apr precipitation mm = 45
|May precipitation mm = 59
|Jun precipitation mm = 46
|Jul precipitation mm = 78
|Aug precipitation mm = 98
|Sep precipitation mm = 79
|Oct precipitation mm = 93
|Nov precipitation mm = 89
|Dec precipitation mm = 89
|year precipitation mm = 871
|Jan humidity = 88
|Feb humidity = 85
|Mar humidity = 82
|Apr humidity = 78
|May humidity = 77
|Jun humidity = 79
|Jul humidity = 80
|Aug humidity = 82
|Sep humidity = 84
|Oct humidity = 86
|Nov humidity = 88
|Dec humidity = 88
|year humidity = 83.1
|Jan precipitation days = 19
|Feb precipitation days = 16
|Mar precipitation days = 14
|Apr precipitation days = 13
|May precipitation days = 14
|Jun precipitation days = 12
|Jul precipitation days = 15
|Aug precipitation days = 14
|Sep precipitation days = 16
|Oct precipitation days = 17
|Nov precipitation days = 21
|Dec precipitation days = 18
|Jan sun = 93
|Feb sun = 112
|Mar sun = 155
|Apr sun = 180
|May sun = 217
|Jun sun = 240
|Jul sun = 217
|Aug sun = 186
|Sep sun = 180
|Oct sun = 124
|Nov sun = 90
|Dec sun = 93
|year sun = 1887
|source 1 = Weeronline.nl<ref name = WeerOnline>
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  | title = WeerOnline, Klimaat Heerhugowaard
  | publisher = WeerOnline
  | language = nl
| access-date=29 May 2010 }}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

== Cityscape ==
=== Population centres ===
The former municipality of Heerhugowaard consisted of the following towns, villages and/or districts: [[Broekhorn]], [[Butterhuizen]], [[De Noord (Heerhugowaard)|De Noord]], [[Draai]], [[Frik, Heerhugowaard|Frik]], [[Kabel (Heerhugowaard)|Kabel]], [['t Kruis]], [[Veenhuizen, North Holland|Veenhuizen]], [[Verlaat (Heerhugowaard)|Verlaat]], [[Oostertocht]], [[Bomenwijk]], [[Schilderswijk]], [[Rivierenwijk]], [[Edelstenenwijk]], [[Stad van de Zon]].

=== Expansion ===
Over time the population has grown. In 1960, Heerhugowaard had 6,800 inhabitants; increasing to 25,000 in 1975, 47,239 in 2004 and 48,267 in 2005. In May 2007, Heerhugowaard welcomed its 50,000th inhabitant, exceeding 58,000 by 2021. For several years in the 1970s, Heerhugowaard was the fastest growing municipality in the Netherlands. It is expected that by around 2050, Heerhugowaard will have approximately 100,000 inhabitants, although young people are moving away, so this number might never be reached. 

The major part of the population lives in so-called [[Vinex-location|Vinex-districts]]. The rural core of the North lies in the Middenwaard. The core of the south is at Stationsweg by the old church. In the polders there are small hamlets. The greater part of the town is new developments. Heerhugowaard has a number of subdivisions which were set up the same as in [[Almere]], for example the writer district, the tree district, the planet district, and the nature area of Butterhuizen. In two of the newest districts, called [[Stad van de Zon]] I and II (= City of the Sun I and II) the energy supplies for a considerable part comes from [[solar power|solar energy]].

=== Parks ===
The surroundings of Heerhugowaard are quite varied, including much farmland. with flower bulb fields to the east. In the mid-1980s, 61 hectares of woodland were planted, the "Waarderhout".

=== Commerce ===
One [[Shopping mall|shopping centre]] in Heerhugowaard is Middenwaard, owned by [[Real estate investing|real estate investment]] company Wereldhave. Middenwaard was built in five phases. Construction began in 1974, with the last phase completed in 2008, with renovations since then.

== Transport ==
Heerhugowaard has good connections. Buses go to [[Alkmaar]], Bergen NH, Broek Op Langedijk and Ursem. Also Heerhugowaard has [[Interliner]] links. [[Heerhugowaard railway station]] is on the routes to [[Hoorn]] and [[Den Helder]], [[Alkmaar]] - [[Amsterdam]] - [[Nijmegen]], and [[Alkmaar]] - [[Haarlem]] - [[The Hague]]. Heerhugowaard is on the N242, the N508 and N507 roads.

== Government ==
The former municipal council of Heerhugowaard consisted of 31 seats, which were divided as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="16"|'''City council seats'''
|-
|'''Party'''||'''1998'''||'''2002'''||'''2006'''||'''2010'''||'''2014'''||'''2018'''
|-
|[[Heerhugowaardse Onafhankelijke Partij]]||5||4||3||5||5||7
|-
|Senioren HHW||-||-||-||-||3||5
|-
||[[Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie|VVD]]||7||5||5||5||4||5
|-
|[[Christen-Democratisch Appèl|CDA]]||6||5||4||3||4||4
|-
|[[Democraten 66|D66]]||2||2||-||2||3||3
|-
|[[GroenLinks]]||-||3||2||3||1||2
|-
|Nederland Duurzaam||-||-||-||-||1||2
|-
|[[Partij van de Arbeid (Nederland)|PvdA]]||6||4||7||4||3||2
|-
|[[ChristenUnie]]||-||1||1||1||1||1
|-
|[[Socialistische Partij (Nederland)|SP]]||-||-||-||-||3||-
|-
|Burgerbelang||1||5||7||4*||2*||-
|-
|Lijst Marjan Jongejan||-||-||-||-||1*||-
|-
|Verenigde Senioren Partij||-||-||-||2||-||-
|-
|[[Trots op Nederland]]||-||-||-||1||-||-
|-
|Lijst Piet Carnas||-||-||-||1*||-||-
|-
|'''Total'''||'''27'''||'''29'''||'''29'''||'''31'''||'''31'''||'''31'''
|}
''* = separation of Burgerbelang

Elections were held in November 2021 for the newly merged municipality of Dijk en Waard, that included Heerhugowaard, which commenced work in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 November 2021 |title= Dijk en Waard municipal election 2021 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20211124/687431 |access-date=9 June 2024|website=verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>

== Sister cities ==
Heerhugowaard has one [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
|
*{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Kalisz]], [[Poland]], since 1992
|}

== Notable people ==
* [[Theodorus Dekker]] (1927 – 2021) a Dutch mathematician who developed [[Dekker's algorithm]] 
[[File:Tess Wester (2018).jpg|125px|thumb|Tess Wester, 2018]] 

=== Sport ===
* [[Rudi Lubbers]] (born 1945) a retired Dutch boxer who competed at the [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] and [[1968 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Monique van der Lee]] (born 1973) a former Dutch judoka, competed at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Anousjka van Exel]] (born 1974) a Dutch former tennis player
* [[Arvid Smit]] (born 1980) a football coach and former professional footballer with 224 club caps
* [[Stefanie van der Gragt]] (born 1992) a Dutch footballer
* [[Tess Lieder|Tess Wester]] (born 1993) a Dutch handballer and world champion who plays as goalkeeper for the Dutch national team

== Further reading ==
* Groenedijk, T. (2000). Nederlandse plaatsnamen. Slingenberg Boekproducties, [[Hoogeveen]], Netherlands, 2000.
* Van de Ven, G. (redactie) (1996) Leefbaar laagland (4th, revised printing). Uitgeverij Matrijs. p.&nbsp;33-35, 57 en 131–136.
* Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant<ref>[http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem214nh.htm www.sdu.nl] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051226141649/http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem214nh.htm |date=26 December 2005 }}</ref>
* Overview of city council seats (2009) taken from the municipality of Heerhugowaard<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heerhugowaard.nl/web/show/id=60539/Gemeenteraad.html |title=www.heerhugowaard.nl |access-date=23 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502173941/http://www.heerhugowaard.nl/web/show/id=60539/Gemeenteraad.html |archive-date=2 May 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Aarde en Water Nic Jonk Heerhugowaard Dolomiet.JPG|Earth and water, by Nic Jonk in Dolomiet Square
File:Poldermuseum Heerhugowaard.jpg|Poldermuseum Heerhugowaard
File:Intenieur, aanzicht orgel, orgelnummer 639 - Heerhugowaard - 20417152 - RCE.jpg|Dutch Reformed Church - Heerhugowaard
File:Heerhugowaard-Alkmaar 25 Jan 2011 - panoramio - Heiloo.jpg|Heerhugowaard-Alkmaar 2011
File:Heerhugowaard molen Veenhuizer.jpg|Veenhuizer windmill
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190809100758/https://www.heerhugowaard.nl/inwoners-en-ondernemers Official website of former municipality] (2019)

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Heerhugowaard
 | North     = [[Hollands Kroon]]
 | Northeast = [[Opmeer]]
 | East      = [[Koggenland]]
 | South     = [[Alkmaar]]
 | West      = [[Langedijk]]
 | Northwest = [[Schagen]]
}}
{{Dutch municipality Dijk en Waard}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Former municipalities of North Holland]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Holland]]
[[Category:Polders of North Holland]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2022]]
[[Category:Geography of Dijk en Waard|*]]