Opmeer

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Opmeer municipality
Flag of the municipality of Opmeer
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Opmeer
coat of arms
province North Holland North Holland
mayor Gert Jan Nijpels ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality Opmeer
Area
 - land
 - water 		41.94  km 2
41.51 km 2
0.43 km 2
CBS code 0432
Residents 11,766 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 281 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 57 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 57 ′  E
Important traffic route N241
prefix 0226, 0229
Postcodes 1661-1663, 1715-1716, 1718-1719
Website Homepage of Opmeer
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Opmeer ( listen ? / I ) ( West Frisian Opmar or Obmar ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland ( Dutch Noord-Holland ). Audio file / audio sample

The municipality has 11,766 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019) on an area of ​​41.94 km² (of which about 0.43 km² inland water). It is practically at a height of 0 meters above sea level.

places

Opmeer consists of the villages of Hoogwoud, Spanbroek and Opmeer (where the town hall is located); these three villages have almost grown together into one place.
The small towns of Aartswoud and De Weere , consisting of a long row of farms and houses, also belong to the municipality of Opmeer.

history

In the Middle Ages , the area was long disputed between the West Frisians and the Count of Holland . On January 28, 1256, the German King and Count of Holland Wilhelm von Holland was on a campaign against the West Frisians, who live in the north of the present province of North Holland . He broke through the ice with his horse at Hoogwoud. The West Frisians found him, did not recognize the king and slew him.

In the 17th century, tiny Aartswoud was an important port for some time, even for seagoing ships.

Location and economy

Most of the community area is still used for agriculture, mainly as pasture for cows.
Most of the residents work in industry and the service sector in neighboring cities and in Amsterdam, about 35 km away .

The municipality is located on the N 241 national road, a good 10 km northwest of the city of Hoorn , near the Wognum motorway exit on the A 7 or E 22, and 14 km northwest of the city of Alkmaar .

The nearest train station is in Obdam , just a few kilometers to the south ; There is also a good bus connection to the city of Hoorn . Schiphol International Airport is a good 40 kilometers south .

Tourism and culture

Although Opmeer (which has two windmills from 1645 and 1650 and a beautiful village church) is only a few kilometers away from the North Sea coast with the well-known seaside resorts of Bergen and Egmond and from the IJsselmeer in the east, the municipality is not yet overcrowded with tourists and is still valid therefore as an "insider tip" for peaceful holidays near the coast.

Opmeer also owned the important Scheringa Museum voor Realisme . This museum was created from the private collection of the businessman Dirk Scheringa (known as the sponsor of the AZ Alkmaar football club and sponsor of speed skating ). It shows paintings from the period between around 1918 and 1960, but also realistically influenced works by modern masters. Especially Carel Willink and other Dutch artists of Magical Realism and New Objectivity are represented. But also works by Gustave van de Woestijne and René Magritte from Belgium , Giorgio de Chirico ( Italy ) as well as Anton Räderscheidt and Georg Schrimpf were part of the collection.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
32.5
26.4
17.3
14.6
9.2
GBO
DSV
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
+10.0
-8.4
+1.9
-1.7
-1.7
GBO
DSV

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
CDA 5 4th 3 5
Gemeentebelangen Opmeer 4th 4th 5 4th
Door Samenwerking Vooruit 2 2 2 3
VVD 1 3 3 2
PvdA 3 2 2 1
total 15th 15th 15th 15th

mayor

Gert Jan Nijpels ( VVD ) took over the office of mayor on June 15, 2004, initially provisionally, and since 2005 he has been acting mayor of the municipality. His colleagues include the councilors Robert Tesselaar ( CDA ), Alex Kalthoff ( Door Samenwerking Vooruit ), Bram Beemster (CDA) and the municipal secretary Marc Winder .

Personalities

  • Fredrik Pijper (1859–1926 in Rotterdam), Reformed theologian and church historian

Web links

Commons : Opmeer  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Result of the local elections , accessed on May 17, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014–2018 , accessed on May 17, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ^ Kroniek van West-Friesland - mei 2005 Westfries Genootschap (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Samenstelling college Gemeente Opmeer, accessed on May 17, 2018 (Dutch)