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 =
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| 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
=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
}}
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
- Hendrik Bosch (1776 in Spanbroek – 1864) a military officer and colonial government official on the Dutch Gold Coast
- Johan Carel Marinus Warnsinck (1882 in Hoogwoud – 1943) a Dutch naval officer and naval historian
- Albert Langereis (1888 in Hoogwoud – 1966) a sports shooter, competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Robert Slippens (born 1975 in Opmeer) a Dutch racing cyclist, competed in three Summer Olympics
- Jan Agema (1919 in Opmeer – 2011) Civil engineer, professor at Delft University of Technology and involved in the design and construction of the Delta Works
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
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.opmeer.nl Official website]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Opmeer
| East = Medemblik
| South = Koggenland
| Southwest = Dijk en Waard
| Northwest = Hollands Kroon
}}
{{Dutch municipality Opmeer}}
{{North Holland Province}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of North Holland
Category:Populated places in North Holland
{{NorthHolland-geo-stub}}