Gooise Meren

CountryNetherlands

Established1 January 2016^[1]

Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Postcode

1398–1406, 1410–1414

Gooise Meren
Municipality
Bussum across from city hall Aerial view of the historic city of Naarden Aerial view of Muiden and Muiden Castle Dorpsstraat in Muiderberg
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°17′00″N 5°10′00″E / 52.2833°N 5.1667°E / 52.2833; 5.1667
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Region	Amsterdam metropolitan area
Established	1 January 2016[1]
Government [2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Han ter Heegde (VVD)
Area [3]
• Total	75.22 km2 (29.04 sq mi)
• Land	41.59 km2 (16.06 sq mi)
• Water	33.63 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	58,524
• Density	1,407/km2 (3,640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	1398–1406, 1410–1414
Area code	0294, 035
Website	gooisemeren.nl

Gooise Meren (pronounced [ˈɣoːisə ˈmeːrə(n)]) is a municipality in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. It has about 58,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 77 km² (30 sq mi).

Gooise Meren has existed since 2016. It is a merger of the three former municipalities of Bussum, Muiden (including Muiderberg) and Naarden. Eastern (Naarden area) and southern part (Bussum area) of the municipality lie within the Gooi region, western part (Muiden area) lies within the Vechtstreek region.

The very northern part of the Utrecht Hill Ridge, lake Naardermeer and artificial island Pampus are situated within its boundaries.

Gooise Meren borders in the northwest on lake IJmeer, in the northeast on lake Gooimeer. The Vecht river empties into the IJmeer at Muiden, and also the northern end of the former Hollandic Water Line ends in Muiden.