Wijdemeren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛidəˈmeːrə(n)] ) is a municipality in the ⓘNetherlands, in the province of North Holland, on the western border of the Gooi region.
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Coordinates: 52°12′N 5°9′E / 52.200°N 5.150°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Established | 1 January 2002[1] |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Freek Ossel (acting) (PvdA) |
Area | |
• Total | 76.36 km2 (29.48 sq mi) |
• Land | 47.60 km2 (18.38 sq mi) |
• Water | 28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 24,463 |
• Density | 514/km2 (1,330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 1230–1244, 1394, 3625 |
Area code | 0294, 035 |
Website | www |
Wijdemeren contains many lakes. In the north(east) Spiegelplas and Ankeveense Plassen, in the (south)west Loosdrechtse Plassen.
Wijdemeren was established as a merger of 's-Graveland, Loosdrecht, and Nederhorst den Berg on 1 January 2002. The former municipality of Loosdrecht belonged to the province of Utrecht.
The municipality of Wijdemeren consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Wijdemeren, 2013.
Parties | Seats 2006-2010 | Seats 2010-2014 | Seats 2014-2018 |
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CDA | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Dorpsbelangen | 5 | 9 | 4 |
VVD | 4 | 3 | 3 |
D66 | / | 1 | 3 |
PvdA-GL | (5) | (3) | 2 |
PvdA | 3 | 2 | |
GL | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 19 | 19 |