Landsmeer
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Landsmeer
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Landsmeer, restaurant de Pepermolen en de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM23823 foto2 2014-05-25 09.38.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Landsmeer town centre
| image_flag = Landsmeer vlag.svg
| flag_size = 100x67px
| flag_alt =
| image_shield = Coat of arms of Landsmeer.svg
| shield_size = 100x80px
| shield_alt =
| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0415 (2009).svg
| map_alt = Highlighted position of Landsmeer in a municipal map of North Holland
| map_caption = Location in North Holland
| coordinates = {{coord|52|26|N|4|55|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = North Holland
| government_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.landsmeer.nl/bestuur_en_organisatie/college_van_burgemeester_en_wethouders
|title = College van burgemeester en wethouders
|trans-title=Board of mayor and aldermen
|language = Dutch
|author =
|date =
|work =
|publisher = Gemeente Landsmeer
|accessdate = 13 March 2014}}
| governing_body = Municipal council
| leader_party = D66
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = {{ill|Léon de Lange|nl|Léon de Lange}}
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}
| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Landsmeer}}
| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Landsmeer}}
| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Landsmeer}}
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web
|url=http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title=Postcodetool for 1121XC
|language=Dutch
|work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher=Het Waterschapshuis
|accessdate=13 March 2014
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|archivedate=21 September 2013
}}
| elevation_m = −1
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| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}
| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Landsmeer}}
| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Landsmeer}}
| population_demonym =
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 1120–1127, 1451
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 020
| website = {{URL|1=https://www.landsmeer.nl/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Landsmeer ({{IPA|nl|ˌlɑntsˈmeːr|-|Nl-Landsmeer.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Population centres
The municipality of Landsmeer consists of three villages: Den Ilp, Landsmeer, Purmerland.
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Map of the municipality of Landsmeer, June 2015
Local government
The municipal council of Landsmeer has 15 seats, which at the 2022 local election were divided as follows:{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Landsmeer municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731105|access-date=27 April 2024|website=verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}
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- Lokaal Landsmeer - 4 seats
- D66 - 3 seats
- VVD - 2 seats
- Positief Landsmeer - 2 seats
- GroenLinks - 2 seats
- PvdA - 1 seat
- CDA - 1 seat
}}
Town twinning
Landsmeer is twinned with the following towns:
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Notable people
- Sam Olij (1900–1975) a Dutch heavyweight boxer, competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics, member of the national socialist NSB party in WWII
- Jaap Oudkerk (1937– 2024) cyclist, competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics
- Bernt Schneiders (born 1959) a Dutch politician, mayor of Landsmeer 1995–2001
- Cor Bakker (born 1961) a Dutch pianist
- Enzo Stroo (born 1994) a Dutch footballer
Gallery
File:Gemeentehuis Landsmeer.jpg|The town hall of Landsmeer.
File:Ferry Ilpendam Landsmeer.jpg|Ferry, Ilpendam - Landsmeer
File:Stooterplas 062.JPG|Landsmeer, Little Church
File:Meadows, polders, windmills and much water in province North Holland - panoramio.jpg|Meadows, polders, windmills and much water in North Holland
File:Dorpsstraat 53.jpg|Landsmeer, Dorpsstraat 53
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.landsmeer.nl/ Official website]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Landsmeer
| Northeast = Purmerend
| East = Waterland
| South = Amsterdam
| West = Oostzaan
| Northwest = Wormerland
}}
{{North Holland Province}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of North Holland
Category:Populated places in North Holland
{{NorthHolland-geo-stub}}