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Landsmeer 
Summary
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 | Anne Lize van der Stoel (acting) (VVD) |
| 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 edit
The municipality of Landsmeer consists of the three villages: Den Ilp, Landsmeer, Purmerland.
Topography edit
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Landsmeer, June 2015
Local government edit
The municipal council of Landsmeer consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:
Town twinning edit
Landsmeer is twinned with the following towns:
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Notable people edit
- Sam Olij (1900–1975) a Dutch heavyweight boxer, competed the 1928 Summer Olympics, member of the national socialist NSB party in WW11
- Jaap Oudkerk (born 1937) a retired cyclist, competed 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 edit
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Ferry, Ilpendam - Landsmeer -
Landsmeer, Little Church -
Meadows, polders, windmills and much water in North Holland -
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.
External links edit
Media related to Landsmeer at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
