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Wijdemeren
Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wijdemeren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛidəˈmeːrə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, on the western border of the Gooi region.
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Wijdemeren | |
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![]() Loosdrechtse Plassen | |
![]() Location in North Holland | |
Coordinates: 52°12′N 5°9′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Established | 1 January 2002[1] |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | M.L. Verheijen (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 76.36 km2 (29.48 sq mi) |
• Land | 47.60 km2 (18.38 sq mi) |
• Water | 28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 24,463 |
• Density | 514/km2 (1,330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 1230–1244, 1394, 3625 |
Area code | 0294, 035 |
Website | www |
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Wijdemeren contains many lakes, including Spiegelplas and Ankeveense Plassen in the north(east) and Loosdrechtse Plassen in the (south)west.
Wijdemeren was established as a merger of 's-Graveland, Loosdrecht, and Nederhorst den Berg on 1 January 2002. The former municipality of Loosdrecht belonged to the province of Utrecht.