Landsmeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌlɑntsˈmeːr] ) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Landsmeer | |
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 Landsmeer town centre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°55′E / 52.433°N 4.917°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Léon de Lange (D66) |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.50 km2 (10.23 sq mi) |
| • Land | 22.53 km2 (8.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 11,565 |
| • Density | 513/km2 (1,330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 1120–1127, 1451 |
| Area code | 020 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
editThe municipality of Landsmeer consists of three villages: Den Ilp, Landsmeer, Purmerland.
Topography
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Map of the municipality of Landsmeer, June 2015
Local government
editThe municipal council of Landsmeer has 15 seats, which at the 2022 local election were divided as follows:[5]
- Lokaal Landsmeer - 4 seats
- D66 - 3 seats
- VVD - 2 seats
- Positief Landsmeer - 2 seats
- GroenLinks - 2 seats
- PvdA - 1 seat
- CDA - 1 seat
Town twinning
editLandsmeer is twinned with the following towns:
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Notable people
edit- Sam Olij (1900–1975) a Dutch heavyweight boxer, competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics, member of the national socialist NSB party in WWII
- Jaap Oudkerk (1937– 2024) cyclist, competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics
- Bernt Schneiders (born 1959) a Dutch politician, mayor of Landsmeer 1995–2001
- Cor Bakker (born 1961) a Dutch pianist
- Enzo Stroo (born 1994) a Dutch footballer
Gallery
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The town hall of Landsmeer.
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Ferry, Ilpendam - Landsmeer
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Landsmeer, Little Church
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Meadows, polders, windmills and much water in North Holland
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Landsmeer, Dorpsstraat 53
References
edit- ^ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Landsmeer. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1121XC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Landsmeer municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
External links
editMedia related to Landsmeer at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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