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Wormerland

Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.500°N 4.817°E / 52.500; 4.817
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Wormerland
The town of Wormer
The town of Wormer
Flag of Wormerland
Coat of arms of Wormerland
Highlighted position of Wormerland in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.500°N 4.817°E / 52.500; 4.817
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Established1 January 1991
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJudith Michel-de Jong (PvdA)
Area
 • Total45.18 km2 (17.44 sq mi)
 • Land38.59 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
 • Water6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Elevation−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total16,333
 • Density423/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1456–1458, 1530–1534, 1546
Area code0299, 075
Websitewww.wormerland.nl

Wormerland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɔrmərlɑnt] ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

Population centres

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The municipality of Wormerland contains the following towns, villages and hamlets:

It borders the municipalities of:

Local government

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The municipal council of Wormerland consists of 17 seats, which at the 2022 local elections divided as follows:[5]

  • Partij voor Ouderen en Veiligheid - 5 - 28.17% - 2,066 votes
  • VVD - 4 - 21.06% - 1,544 votes
  • GroenLinks - 3 - 20.73% - 1,520 votes
  • PvdA - 2 - 14.61% - 1,071 votes
  • CDA - 2 - 9.2% - 675 votes
  • D66 - 1 - 6.23% - 457 votes

Sport facilities

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Soccer clubs:

  • WSV'30 (Wormer Sport Vereniging 1930) - Wormer
  • VV Jisp - Jisp
  • VV Knollendam - Oostknollendam
  • DZS (De Zilveren Schapen) - Neck/Wijdewormer
  • PSCK (Parochiële Sport Club Kalf) - Kalf (Located in Wijdewormer)
  • ZCFC (Zaandamse Christelijke Football club) - Zaandam (Located in Wijdewormer)

Notable people

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Piet de Wit, 1973
  • Tyman Arentsz. Cracht (ca.1590/1600 – 1646) painter who specialized in landscapes and history paintings
  • Ewald Kooiman (1938–2009) organist and professor of Romance languages
  • Martin Bosma (born 1964) politician and former journalist

Sport

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David Harrison

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References

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  1. ^ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of Mayor and Aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Wormerland. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 1531NX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Wormerland municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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