Wijdemeren

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Wijdemeren
Coordinates: 52.23° N 5.12° E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Area (2006)
- Municipality	76.55 km²  (29.6 sq mi)
- Land	48.02 km² (18.5 sq mi)
- Water	28.53 km² (11 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Municipality	23,571
- Density	491/km² (1,271.7/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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