Hoogkarspel

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Hoogkarspel

Total population

7,954

Elevation1 m

Coordinates52.69°, 5.18°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hoogkarspel is a village in the municipality Drechterland, located in the north west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The name derives from the words hoog and kerspel, a Middle Dutch word for parish.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in North Holland

• Lutjebroek
  1.3 mi away · pop. 2,186
• Zwaagdijk-Oost
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,154
• Westwoud
  2 mi away · pop. 1,802
• Grootebroek
  2.1 mi away · pop. 9,221
• Hem
  2.3 mi away · pop. 1,483
• Venhuizen
  2.4 mi away · pop. 4,351
• Wervershoof
  2.5 mi away · pop. 6,201
• Oosterblokker
  3 mi away · pop. 1,495
• Bovenkarspel
  3.1 mi away · pop. 10,256
• Hauwert
  3.3 mi away · pop. 703
• Onderdijk
  3.6 mi away · pop. 1,677
• Oosterleek
  4 mi away · pop. 104

Browse all places in North Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Comma

Polygonia c-album

Seen 2026-07-01

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-06-28

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-06-22

Golden Pheasant

Chrysolophus pictus

Seen 2026-06-21

Green Shield Bug

Palomena prasina

Seen 2026-06-20

opium poppy

Papaver somniferum

Seen 2026-06-20

Ruddy Darter

Sympetrum sanguineum

Seen 2026-06-20

16-spot Ladybird

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Seen 2026-06-20

Mimela junii

Mimela junii

Seen 2026-06-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hoogkarspel, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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