Hoogkarspel (West Frisian: Hougkarspel) 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 (Dutch for "high") and kerspel, a Middle Dutch word for parish.
Hoogkarspel | |
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 The skyline of Hoogkarspel, with the characteristic Hoogkarspel Water Tower. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Hoogkarspel Location in the Netherlands  Hoogkarspel Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°41′41″N 5°10′40″E / 52.69472°N 5.17778°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  North Holland |
| Municipality |  Drechterland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.6 m (−2.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,270 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1616[1] |
| Dialing code | 0228 |
Hoogkarspel was a separate municipality until 1979, when it was merged into the new municipality of Bangert, which has been renamed to Drechterland in 1980.[3]
Transportation
There is a railway station, Hoogkarspel, with half-hourly connections to Hoorn, Amsterdam and Enkhuizen.
Archeology
The so-called Hoogkarspel culture is an important part of the Elp culture, a culture of the Bronze Age dating from approx. 1800-800 BC. In the 1960s remains were found of a tumulus behind the Hoogkarspel water tower, and remains of an agricultural settlement were discovered in the 1970s, dating from 1000 BC. Two periods are identified, Hoogkarspel-I (1400-1100 cal BC) and Hoogkarspel-II (800-400 cal BC).[4] Earthenware found in the area is divided into old and young, following the influential publication by R. W. Brandt in 1988.[5]
South-west of the former "Medemblikker Tolhuis" (Medemblik tollbooth) remains of a mound from the late Bronze Age were found. The Medemblik tollbooth was a tollbooth next to a well maintained road to the city Medemblik, and this road still exists.