Opmeer

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Opmeer

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Spanbroek Kerk.JPG

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Church in Spanbroek

| image_flag = Opmeer vlag.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Opmeer wapen.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0432 (2009).svg

| map_alt = Highlighted position of Opmeer in a municipal map of North Holland

| map_caption = Location in North Holland

| coordinates = {{coord|52|42|N|4|57|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.opmeer.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/college-van-burgemeester-en-wethouders_41097/

|title = college van Burgemeester en Wethouders

|trans-title = Board of mayor and aldermen

|language = nl

|publisher = Gemeente Opmeer

|access-date = 20 March 2014

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140811004302/http://www.opmeer.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/college-van-burgemeester-en-wethouders_41097/

|archive-date = 11 August 2014

}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = VVD

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Gerard van den Hengel

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Opmeer}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Opmeer}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Opmeer}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title = Postcodetool for 1716VS

|language = nl

|author =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date = 20 March 2014}}

| elevation_m = 0

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_min_footnotes =

| elevation_min_m =

| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}

| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Opmeer}}

| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}

| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Opmeer}}

| population_demonym = Opmeerder

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 1660–1663, 1715–1719

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0226, 0229

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.opmeer.nl}}

| footnotes =

}}

Opmeer ({{IPA|nl|ɔpˈmeːr|-|Nl-Opmeer.ogg}}; West Frisian: Opmar or Obmar) is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.

Population centres

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

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=Topography=

File:Gem-Opmeer-OpenTopo.jpg
Map of the municipality of Opmeer, June 2015

Local government

The municipal council of Opmeer consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows:{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Opmeer municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731098|access-date=6 May 2024|website=verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}

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  • CDA - 4 seats
  • Gemeentebelangen Opmeer - 3 seats
  • PvdA/GroenLinks - 2 seats
  • Door Samenwerking Vooruit (DSV) - 2 seats
  • VVD - 2 seats
  • Lokale Partij Opmeer - 2 seats

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The CDA, VVD and PvdA are in a coalition government.

The town has an online portal with information on services and news.{{Cite web|url=http://www.opmeer.nl/|title=Gemeente Opmeer}}

Notable people

Gallery

File:Overzicht van de voormalige burgemeesterswoning - Opmeer - 20383930 - RCE.jpg|Overzicht van de voormalige burgemeesterswoning, Opmeer

File:Gouwe. Dorp bij Opmeer..JPG|Gouwe, Dorp bij Opmeer

File:Hoogwoud Molen De Vier Winden met gemaal.jpg|Hoogwoud Molen De Vier Winden met gemaal

File:Overzicht van de voorgevel en de linker zijgevel van de boerderij - Spanbroek - 20384530 - RCE.jpg|Overzicht van de voorgevel en de linker zijgevel van de boerderij - Spanbroek

References

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