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.
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.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoogkarspel
Coordinates 52°41'39.912" N 5°10'35.705" E
