Wognum

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into the surviving municipality of Medemblik.

Population centres

The former municipality of Wognum consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Nibbixwoud, Wognum, Zwaagdijk-West, and the hamlet of Wijzend.

Local government

Before the merger into Medemblik, the municipal council of Wognum consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:

* CDA - 6 seats
* D66 - 3 seats
* PvdA - 2 seats
* VVD - 2 seats

People from Wognum

* Dirk-Jan den Ouden (badminton player)
* Cor Bakker (pianist)

References

* Statistics are taken from the [http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem544nh.htm SDU Staatscourant]