Wijdemeren
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 76.55 km² (29.6 sq mi) |
| - Land | 48.02 km² (18.5 sq mi) |
| - Water | 28.53 km² (11 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 23,571 |
| - Density | 491/km² (1,271.7/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website: www.wijdemeren.nl | |
Wijdemeren is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
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[edit] Population centres
The municipality of Wijdemeren consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Ankeveen, Boomhoek, Breukeleveen, 's-Graveland, Kortenhoef, Muyeveld, Nederhorst den Berg, Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Oud-Loosdrecht.
[edit] Local government
The municipal council of Wijdemeren consists of 19 seats, which are divided as follows:
- CDA - 5 seats
- VVD - 4 seats
- Dorpbelangen Loosdrecht - 3 seats
- Dorpsbelangen Wijdemeren - 2 seats
- PvdA - 3 seats
- GroenLinks - 2 seats
It is not the only municipality with three parish halls, but it is the one and only one which has a parish hall in another city (Hilversum).
[edit] External links
Websites of the political parties:
Local news on the internet:
Local weather:
[edit] References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
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