Bussum
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 North Holland
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| local community | Gooise Meren |
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Area - land - water |
8.11 km 2 8.04 km 2 0.07 km 2 |
| Residents | 33,220 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 17 ′ N , 5 ° 12 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
  
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| prefix | 035 |
| Postcodes | 1058, 1217-1218, 1222, 1243, 1251, 1271-1273, 1275, 1396, 1401-1402 |
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Bussum ( ) is a district of Gooise Meren in the Dutch province of North Holland with 33,220 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The place was first mentioned in a document in 1306. On January 1, 2016, he merged with Muiden and Naarden to form the new municipality of Gooise Meren.
Bussum is located directly north of Hilversum in the wooded region "Het Gooi". It has two small stations on the Amsterdam - Amersfoort line . Until a few years ago Bussum, which (like Hilversum) was a poor farming village before 1874, when the railroad to Amsterdam opened, had a large cocoa factory and parts of the Dutch television studios.
Like its neighbor Hilversum, Bussum has a St. Vitus Church (1894) designed by PJH Cuypers .
Bussum is a typical commuter village . In the surrounding area you can go on beautiful walks in the forest and heather.
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
Until the municipality was dissolved in 2016, the distribution of seats was as follows:
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | |
| VVD | 7th | 7th | 9 | 5 |
| Lijst A. Fokker | - | - | - | 5 |
| D66 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4th |
| PvdA | 3 | 5 | 4th | 3 |
| CDA | 7th | 4th | 3 | 2 |
| GroenLinks | 4th | 4th | 3 | 2 |
| Gooise Ouderen Partij | - | - | - | 2 |
| ChristenUnie | - | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bussums Bloei | - | - | 1 | - |
| total | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
sons and daughters of the town
- Jan Veth (1864–1925), painter and writer, b. in Dordrecht, lived in Bussum for many years
- Alphert Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1880–1943), local politician and sports official
- Karel Thole (1914–2000) draftsman and painter
- Paul Biegel (1925–2006) children's book author
- Hans Keilson (1909–2011), writer and doctor
- Tessa de Loo (* 1946), writer
- Huub Rothengatter (* 1954), racing car driver
- Ernst Reijseger (* 1954), cellist
- Ruud Hesp (* 1965), former soccer goalkeeper and today's goalkeeping coach
- Thekla Reuten (* 1975), actress
- Julia van der Toorn (* 1995), singer-songwriter
Personalities
- Ton Koopman (* 1944), conductor, organist, harpsichordist and university professor
- Bruno Mendel (1897–1959), physician, biochemist and pharmacist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 3, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on May 3, 2018 (Dutch)