Wormerland

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Wormerland
The town of Wormer
The town of Wormer
Flag of Wormerland
Coat of arms of Wormerland
Highlighted position of Wormerland in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.500°N 4.817°E / 52.500; 4.817Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.500°N 4.817°E / 52.500; 4.817
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Established1 January 1991
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorPeter Tange (GL)
Area
 • Total45.18 km2 (17.44 sq mi)
 • Land38.59 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
 • Water6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Elevation−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total16,329
 • Density423/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1456–1458, 1530–1534, 1546
Area code0299, 075
Websitewww.wormerland.nl

Wormerland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɔrmərlɑnt] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

Population centres[edit]

The municipality of Wormerland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

It borders the municipalities of:

Local government[edit]

The municipal council of Wormerland consists of 17 seats, which are divided as follows:

  • PvdA - 4 - 25,21% - 1842 votes
  • GroenLinks - 4 - 19,86% - 1451 votes
  • Liberaal WL - 3 - 21,09% - 1541 votes
  • VVD - 3 - 17,13% - 1252 votes
  • CDA - 3 - 16,71% - 1221 votes

Sport facilities[edit]

Soccer clubs:

  • WSV'30 (Wormer Sport Vereniging 1930) - Wormer
  • VV Jisp - Jisp
  • VV Knollendam - Oostknollendam
  • DZS (De Zilveren Schapen) - Neck/Wijdewormer
  • PSCK (Parochiële Sport Club Kalf) - Kalf (Located in Wijdewormer)
  • ZCFC (Zaandamse Christelijke Football club) - Zaandam (Located in Wijdewormer)

Notable people[edit]

Piet de Wit, 1973
  • Tyman Arentsz. Cracht (ca.1590/1600 – 1646) painter who specialized in landscapes and history paintings
  • Ewald Kooiman (1938–2009) organist and professor of Romance languages
  • Martin Bosma (born 1964) politician and former journalist

Sport[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Wormerland. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 1531NX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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