Graft-De Rijp

Graft-De Rijp
Former municipality
Traditional houses in De Rijp Traditional houses in De Rijp
Flag of Graft-De Rijp Flag Coat of arms of Graft-De Rijp Coat of arms
Location in North Holland Location in North Holland
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Alkmaar
Established	1 August 1970
Area
• 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 (−7 ft)
Population (May 2014)
• Total	6,410
• Density	320/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	1483–1488, 1536
Area code	0299
Website	www.graftderijp.nl

Graft-De Rijp () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Since 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 consisted of the following towns, villages and/or districts: De Rijp, Graft, Markenbinnen, Noordeinde, Oost-Graftdijk, Starnmeer, West-Graftdijk.

• De Rijp - Waag.jpg

  Former weigh house and Town hall of De Rijp, designed by Jan Leeghwater in 1630

• Overzicht van de rechter zijgevel met trapgevel - Graft - 20379936 - RCE.jpg

  Town Hall of Graft, built in 1613 in the style of Hendrick de Keyser

Local government

The municipal council of Graft-De Rijp consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:

• CDA - 4 seats
• PvdA - 4 seats
• VVD - 4 seats
• Gemeentebelangen - 1 seat

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website