Anna Paulowna

Anna Paulowna
—  Municipality  —
Church and the old center of the village Anna Paulowna.
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°52′N 4°52′E / 52.87°N 4.87°E / 52.87; 4.87Coordinates: 52°52′N 4°52′E / 52.87°N 4.87°E / 52.87; 4.87
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Government
• Mayor	Arnoud-Jan Pennink (D66)
• Aldermen	Fijko van der Laan - (PvdA) Lia Franken - (CDA)
• Secretary	Rien Hazebroek
Area(2006)
• Total	78.81 km2 (30.43 sq mi)
• Land	74.43 km2 (28.74 sq mi)
• Water	4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
• Total	13,999
• Density	188/km2 (490/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	1760-1766
Area code(s)	0223, 0224
Website	www.annapaulowna.nl

Anna Paulowna ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality derives its name from the Anna Paulownapolder, which was laid dry in 1846 during the reign of King William II of the Netherlands and in turn named after his wife, Queen Anna Pavlovna of Russia.

Population centres

The municipality of Anna Paulowna consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Anna Paulowna, Breezand, Nieuwesluis, Van Ewijcksluis, Wieringerwaard.

Transportation

The town is served by Anna Paulowna railway station.

Local government

The municipal council of Anna Paulowna consists of 15 seats. After the Dutch municipal elections of 2010 the seats are divided as follows:

• PvdA - 4 seats
• CDA - 5 seats
• VVD - 5 seats
• Lijst F.A. Leal - 1 seat

References

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

See also

• Zeeuws spek

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