Wormerland

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

Wormerland
The town of Wormer
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Established1 January 1991
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MayorPeter Tange (GL)
Area
  Total45.18 km2 (17.44 sq mi)
  Land38.59 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
  Water6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
  Total16,329
  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

Population centres

The municipality of Wormerland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

It borders the municipalities of:

Local government

The municipal council of Wormerland consists of 17 seats, which are divided as follows:

  • PvdA - 4 - 25,21% - 1842 votes
  • GroenLinks - 4 - 19,86% - 1451 votes
  • Liberaal WL - 3 - 21,09% - 1541 votes
  • VVD - 3 - 17,13% - 1252 votes
  • CDA - 3 - 16,71% - 1221 votes

Sport facilities

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

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

References

  1. "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Wormerland. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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