Wijdemeren

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Coordinates: 52.23° N 5.12° E

Wijdemeren
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Coordinates	52.23° N 5.12° E
Area	77.00 km²
- Land	77.00 km²
- Water	0.00 km²
Population (2005)	23,237
- Density	302/km²
Mayor	D. Bijl (VVD)
Website	www.wijdemeren.nl

Wijdemeren is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

Contents 1 Population centres 2 Local government 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Population centres

The municipality of Wijdemeren consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Ankeveen, Boomhoek, Breukeleveen, 's-Graveland, Kortenhoef, Muyeveld, Nederhorst den Berg, Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Oud-Loosdrecht.

[edit] Local government

The municipal council of Wijdemeren consists of 19 seats, which are divided as follows:

• CDA - 5 seats
• VVD - 4 seats
• Dorpbelangen Loosdrecht - 3 seats
• Dorpsbelangen Wijdemeren - 2 seats
• PvdA - 3 seats
• GroenLinks - 2 seats

It is not the only municipality with three parish halls, but it is the one and only one which has a parish hall in another city (Hilversum).

[edit] External links

Websites of the political parties:

• CDA
• VVD
• PvdA
• Dorpsbelangen Wijdemeren
• Groen Links

Local news on the internet:

• Wijdemeerse Webkrant

Local weather:

• De Arend weerstation

[edit] References

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

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