Opmeer
Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands
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Opmeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ɔpˈmeːr] ⓘ; 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.
Opmeer | |
|---|---|
Church in Spanbroek | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°42′N 4°57′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Herman Wiersema (PvdA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 41.50 km2 (16.02 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 12,009 |
| • Density | 289/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Opmeerder |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 1660–1663, 1715–1719 |
| Area code | 0226, 0229 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
Local government
The municipal council of Opmeer consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows:[5]
- 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.
in October 2025, one member of the DSV party changed party affiliation to the CDA party in response to the news that the DSV party would cease to exist and would not be put up for election.[6]
The town has an online portal with information on services and news.[7]
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
Overzicht van de voormalige burgemeesterswoning, Opmeer
Gouwe, Dorp bij Opmeer
Hoogwoud Molen De Vier Winden met gemaal
Overzicht van de voorgevel en de linker zijgevel van de boerderij - Spanbroek
