Waterland

Waterland
Municipality
Marken, municipality of Waterland
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°27′N 5°2′E / 52.450°N 5.033°E / 52.450; 5.033
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Established	1 January 1991
Government ^[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Luzette Wagenaar-Kroon (CDA)
Area ^[2]
• Total	115.66 km² (44.66 sq mi)
• Land	52.11 km² (20.12 sq mi)
• Water	63.55 km² (24.54 sq mi)
Elevation ^[3]	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population (January 2021)^[4]
• Total	17,312
• Density	332/km² (860/sq mi)
Demonym	Waterlander
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	1140–1156, 1452–1454
Area code	0299
Website	www.waterland.nl

Waterland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərlɑnt] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It is well-known for comprising the touristy towns of Broek in Waterland and Marken.

Population centres

The municipality of Waterland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and districts:

Topographic map of the municipality of Waterland, 2013.

The municipal council of Waterland consists of 17 seats, which are divided as follows:

CDA – 5 seats GroenLinks – 3 seats	Waterland95 – 3 seats Algemeen Belang – 2 seats	PvdA – 2 seats VVD – 2 seats

Pieter Floriszoon (1602 or 1606 in Monnickendam – 1658) a Dutch Vice Admiral in the Battle of the Sound
Alexander Johan Berman (1828 in Zierikzee – 1886) the Dutch Reformed minister of Watergang
Pieter Groenhart (1894 in Ilpendam – 1965) a Dutch lichenologist, researched tropical Asian lichens
Wim Polak (1924–1999) a Dutch politician, lived in Ilpendam, Mayor of Amsterdam 1977/1983
Peter Spier (1927–2017) a Dutch-American illustrator and writer of children's books, grew up in Broek in Waterland
Michaël Zeeman (1958 in Marken – 2009) a Dutch journalist, author, editor, columnist and literary critic
Sita (born 1980 in Ilpendam) aka Sita Maria Vermeulen, a Dutch pop singer ^[5]

Jurjaan Koolen (born 1938) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
Marko Klok (born 1968 in Monnickendam) a volleyball player, silver medallist in the 1992 Summer Olympics
Annette Gerritsen (born 1985 in Ilpendam) a Dutch former speed skater, silver medallist at the 2010 Winter Olympics

^ "College van burgemeester & wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Waterland. Retrieved 23 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 1141GV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ IMDb Database retrieved 13 April 2020

v t e Populated places in the municipality of Waterland
Towns	Monnickendam
Villages	Broek in Waterland Ilpendam Katwoude Marken Purmer (partially) Uitdam Watergang Zuiderwoude
Hamlets	Overleek
List of cities, towns and villages in North Holland

v t e Municipalities of North Holland
Aalsmeer Alkmaar Amstelveen Amsterdam Bergen Beverwijk Blaricum Bloemendaal Castricum Den Helder Diemen Dijk en Waard Drechterland Edam-Volendam Enkhuizen Gooise Meren Haarlem Haarlemmermeer Heemskerk Heemstede Heiloo Hilversum Hollands Kroon Hoorn Huizen Koggenland Landsmeer Laren Medemblik Oostzaan Opmeer Ouder-Amstel Purmerend Schagen Stede Broec Texel Uitgeest Uithoorn Velsen Waterland Wijdemeren Wormerland Zaanstad Zandvoort
See also Netherlands Provinces Municipalities

This page was last edited on 19 January 2024, at 22:40

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