Wijdemeren | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Loosdrechtse Plassen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Holland | |
| 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 | 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] | |
• 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 (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 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.
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2002" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2002]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" (in Dutch). Gemeente Wijdemeren. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1231KB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.