Landsmeer
Landsmeer | |
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 Landsmeer town centre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) 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 |
Landsmeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌlɑntsˈmeːr] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
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
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