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Graft-De Rijp
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Former municipality
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Traditional houses in De Rijp
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Location in North Holland
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Municipality | Alkmaar | ||
| Established | 1 August 1970 | ||
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| • Total | 21.76 km2 (8.40 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | −2 m (−6.6 ft) | ||
| Population
(May 2014)
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| • Total | 6,410 | ||
| • Density | 320/km2 (800/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
1483–1488, 1536
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| Area code | 0299 | ||
Graft-De Rijp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣrɑvdəˈrɛip]) is a former municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Since January 2015 it has been a part of Alkmaar.
It is twinned with Chalfont St Giles in England.
Population centres
The municipality of Graft-De Rijp contained the following towns and villages: De Rijp, Graft, Markenbinnen, Noordeinde, Oost-Graftdijk, Starnmeer, West-Graftdijk.
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Former weigh house and Town hall of De Rijp, designed by Jan Leeghwater in 1630
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Town Hall of Graft, built in 1613 in the style of Hendrick de Keyser
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