Diemen
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mayor | Erik Boog ( D66 ) |
Seat of the municipality | Diemen |
Area - land - water |
14.04 km 2 11.99 km 2 2.05 km 2 |
CBS code | 0384 |
Residents | 29,202 (Jan 31, 2019) |
Population density | 2080 inhabitants / km 2 |
Coordinates | 52 ° 20 ′ N , 4 ° 58 ′ E |
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prefix | 020 |
Postcodes | 1111-1113 |
Website | Homepage of Diemen |
Diemen ( Dutch province of North Holland .
) is a municipality in theDiemen lies between the IJsselmeer in the north, Amsterdam , Ouder-Amstel and Muiden . Diemen has 29,202 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019) who live on an area of 14.04 km² (of which 2.05 km² is water).
Diemen is cut through by the Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal ( German Amsterdam-Rheinkanal ) and the river Diem . The diem consists of two parts, i.e. two diems, which explains the name of the place.
To the east of Diemen, Overdiemen lies on both sides of the canal. To the north of the canal lies the Diemerzeedijk area , which was Amsterdam's rubbish dump for years, but is now the IJburg city park .
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:
Political party | Seats | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | |
GroenLinks | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
D66 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4th |
VVD | 4th | 4th | 3 | 3 |
PvdA | 5 | 4th | 4th | 3 |
Ouderenpartij Diemen | - | - | - | 2 |
Leefbaar Diemen | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Ons Diemen | - | - | - | 1 |
CDA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Partij van de Ouderen | - | - | 2 | 0 |
SP | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
Sociaal Diemen | - | - | 0 | - |
Democrats Diemen | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Concerns Diemenaren | 0 | - | - | - |
total | 19th | 19th | 21st | 21st |
mayor
Erik Boog ( D66 ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since May 19, 2015. His colleagues include the councilors Lex Scholten ( PvdA ), Jeroen Klaasse (D66), Ruud Grondel ( GroenLinks ) and the municipal secretary Jan Dick de Kort .
Political structure
The community is divided into the following districts:
No. | place | Residents |
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00 | Diemen-Zuid | 10,060 |
01 | Diemen Center | 9,690 |
02 | Diemen-Noord | 7,515 |
local community | 27,272 |
sons and daughters of the town
- Jaap Havekotte (1912-2014), speed skater
- Rudi Falkenhagen (1933–2005), actor and voice actor
- Peter Rijsenbrij (* 1959), DJ and radio host
- Bartolomeus van Roijen (* 1965), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador in Canada
- Levi Heimans (* 1985), racing cyclist
- Jorik Prins (* 1991), actor
- Riejanne Markus (* 1994), racing cyclist
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (Dutch)
- Website of the historic Ring Diemens (Dutch)
- Diemer Festijn: Fun fair and artistry in the first (full) week of September (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
- ^ De burgemeester Gemeente Diemen, accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
- ^ Collegeleden Gemeente Diemen, accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Jorik Prins in the Internet Movie Database (English)