Opmeer
Opmeer | |
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Municipality | |
 Church in Spanbroek | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postcode | 1660–1663, 1715–1719 |
| Area code | 0226, 0229 |
| Website | www |
Opmeer (Dutch 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:
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
- Jan Agema (1919 in Opmeer - 2011) Civil engineer, professor at Delft University of Technology and involved in the design and construction of the Delta Works
Gallery
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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
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 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Opmeer".
External links
Media related to Opmeer at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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