Opmeer
Template:Infobox settlement Opmeer (Template:IPA; 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.
Population centres
[edit]The municipality of Opmeer consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Template:Columns-list
Topography
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Map of the municipality of Opmeer, June 2015
Local government
[edit]The municipal council of Opmeer consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Columns-list The CDA, VVD and PvdA are in a coalition government.
The town has an online portal with information on services and news.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
[edit]- 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
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Overzicht van de voormalige burgemeesterswoning, Opmeer
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Gouwe, Dorp bij Opmeer
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Hoogwoud Molen De Vier Winden met gemaal
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Overzicht van de voorgevel en de linker zijgevel van de boerderij - Spanbroek
References
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