Opmeer

Opmeer
Opmeer
	Municipality
	Church in Spanbroek
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Holland
	Coordinates: 52°42′N 4°57′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	GertJan Nijpels (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi)
• Land	41.57 km2 (16.05 sq mi)
• Water	0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	0 m (0 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	11,779
• Density	283/km2 (730/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Opmeerder
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	1660–1663, 1715–1719
Area code	0226, 0229
Website	www.opmeer.nl

Opmeer (pronunciation )(West Frisian: Opmar or Obmar) is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.

Population centres

The municipality of Opmeer consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Opmeer, June 2015

Local government

The municipal council of Opmeer consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:

CDA - 5 seats
Gemeentebelangen Opmeer - 4 seats
PvdA - 3 seats
DSV - 2 seats
VVD - 1 seat

The CDA and the Gemeentebelangen Opmeer are in a coalition government.

The town has an online portal with information on services and news.[5]

Notable people

Hendrik Bosch (1776 in Spanbroek – unknown) a military officer and colonial government official on the Dutch Gold Coast
Johan Carel Marinus Warnsinck (1882 in Hoogwoud - 1943) a Dutch naval officer and naval historian
Albert Langereis (1888 in Hoogwoud – 1966) a sports shooter, competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Robert Slippens (born 1975 in Opmeer) a Dutch racing cyclist, competed in three Summer Olympics

Gallery

Overzicht van de voormalige burgemeesterswoning, Opmeer
Gouwe, Dorp bij Opmeer
Hoogwoud Molen De Vier Winden met gemaal
Overzicht van de voorgevel en de linker zijgevel van de boerderij - Spanbroek

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References

"college van Burgemeester en Wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Opmeer. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 1716VS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
"Opmeer".

External links

Media related to Opmeer at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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[mayor_now-1] "college van Burgemeester en Wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Opmeer. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 1716VS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[5] "Opmeer".