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.
Wijdemeren
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Loosdrechtse Plassen
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Location in North Holland
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| Coordinates: 52°12′N 5°9′E / 52.200°N 5.150°E / 52.200; 5.150 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Established | 1 January 2002[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | M.L. Verheijen (VVD) |
| 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]
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| • 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
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| Area code | 0294, 035 |
| Website | www |
Wijdemeren contains many lakes, including Spiegelplas and Ankeveense Plassen in the north(east) and Loosdrechtse Plassen in the (south)west.
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 includes the following small towns and villages:
Map of the municipality of Wijdemeren, 2013.
| Parties | Seats[6] 2014-18 |
Seats[7] 2018-22 |
Seats[8] 2022-26 |
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| De Lokale Partij | - | 4 | 8 |
| CDA | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Dorpsbelangen | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| VVD | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| D66 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| PvdA-GL | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| CU | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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