Wijdemeren

Wijdemeren municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	North Holland
mayor	Crys Larson ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality	Loosdrecht
Area  - land  - water	76.36  km 2 47.61 km 2 28.75 km 2
CBS code	1696
Residents	24,059 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	315 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	52 ° 14 '  N , 5 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 14 '  N , 5 ° 7'  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0294, 035
Postcodes	1231, 1241, 1243-1244, 1394, 3625
Website	Homepage of Wijdemeren

Wijdemeren ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland that was established on January 1, 2002 . It includes the former parishes

• Loosdrecht , with the villages of Oud- and Nieuw-Loosdrecht
• 's-Graveland, with the villages of' s-Graveland and Kortenhoef
• Nederhorst den Berg, with the villages of Nederhorst den Berg and Ankeveen.

Location and economy

The municipality is located west of Hilversum and southeast of Amsterdam . The main sources of income are agriculture and tourism.

Attractions

The community is very popular with nature and water sports enthusiasts. At Loosdrecht there are the lakes " Loosdrechtsche Plassen ", where there is a lot of sailing. In summer there are many events for tourists, including a. an evening gondola ride and some sailing regattas. There are also lakes at Ankeveen, the “Ankeveense Plassen”; these are largely bird sanctuary and not accessible to tourists. All of these lakes in this fen area were created in the 17th to 19th centuries through peat extraction .

'S-Graveland is home to a number of country estates built by wealthy Dutchmen in the 17th and 18th centuries. The most famous of these are “Trompenburgh”, which belonged to the Tromp family, and “Schaep en Burgh”, where the Dutch nature conservation organization “Natuurmonumenten” (natural monuments) is based. The parks and forests of these country estates are beautifully situated in the transition zone between the sandy geest soils of the “ Het Gooi ” region and the boggy, deep polderland between Amsterdam and Utrecht . As a result, this area has a high natural value, even though the forest areas were created through human intervention.

In Loosdrecht you can find Sijpesteyn Castle, which was built in 1911 according to a medieval plan and can be visited from time to time. It houses an interesting collection of paintings and porcelain from the local porcelain factory from the second half of the 18th century.

• See also the list of porcelain manufacturers and manufacturers

Nederhorst den Berg has an old castle in the village, Nederhorst. It was built in the 13th century, destroyed several times and completely renovated in the 17th century. After a major fire in 1971, the castle was rebuilt as an office and film studio, i.e. closed to tourists.

's-Graveland is a picturesque village with a canal running through its center. This also applies to Kortenhoef, where painters practiced their art from 1870 onwards.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018

 %

30th

20th

10

0

20.2

18.3

16.6

15.2

11.6

10.7

3.8

3.5

DLP

CDA

DB

VVD

PvdA / GL

D66

CU

OIL

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

 25th

 20th

 15th

 10

   5

   0

  -5

-10

-15

+20.2

-14.1

-5.5

-1.0

+0.5

-7.5

+3.8

+3.5

DLP

CDA

DB

VVD

PvdA / GL

D66

CU

OIL

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

Political party	Seats
	2006	2010	2014	2018
De local partij	-	-	-	4th
CDA	5	3	7th	4th
Dorps concerns	5	9	4th	4th
VVD	4th	3	3	3
PvdA / GroenLinks	-	-	2	2
D66	0	1	3	2
ChristenUnie	-	-	-	0
Onafhankelijk Liberaal	-	-	-	0
GroenLinks	2	1	-	-
PvdA	3	2	-	-
total	19th	19th	19th	19th

mayor

Crys Larson ( VVD ) has been the acting mayor of the community since November 19, 2019 . The councilors include Jan-Jaap de Kloet (Dorpsbelangen), Jan Klink ( VVD ), Joost Boermans ( D66 ), Rosalie van Rijn ( CDA ) and the municipal secretary Wietske Heeg.

Web links

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

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)
• Website of the Vereniging Natuurmonumenten with lots of hiking tips for the Netherlands (Dutch)
• De Trompenburgh website (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Hans van Keken: Crys Larson presented as nieuwe burgemeester van Wijdemeren. In: Noordhollands Dagblad . Holland Media Combinatie, October 10, 2019, accessed November 21, 2019 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on May 19, 2018 (Dutch)
4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on May 19, 2018 (Dutch)
5. ↑ College van burgemeester en wethouders Gemeente Wijdemeren, accessed on May 19, 2018 (Dutch)