Editing Edam-Volendam

{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Edam-Volendam
| settlement_type         = [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| map_caption             = Location in North Holland
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| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Holland]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.edam-volendam.nl/gemeente/gegevens-collegeleden_41219/ 
 |title=Gegevens collegeleden 
 |trans-title=Data of members of the board 
 |language=nl 
 |publisher=Gemeente Edam-Volendam 
 |access-date=3 March 2014 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304041439/http://www.edam-volendam.nl/gemeente/gegevens-collegeleden_41219/ 
 |archive-date=4 March 2014 
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = 
| leader_title            = [[Burgomaster|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = Lieke Sievers (Ind.)
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Edam-Volendam}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Edam-Volendam}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 1132KN
 |language = nl
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 3 March 2014}}</ref>
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| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 1130–1135, 1470–1477
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0299
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.edam-volendam.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}

'''Edam-Volendam''' ({{IPA|nl|eːˌdɑm ˈvoːlə(n)ˌdɑm|lang|392 Edam-Volendam.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the northwest [[Netherlands]], in the [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[North Holland]], primarily consisting of the towns of [[Edam, Netherlands|Edam]] and [[Volendam]]. It is situated on the western shore of the [[Markermeer]], just north of [[Waterland]]. In 2021, it had a population of 36,268.

In 2016, the former municipality of [[Zeevang]] merged with Edam-Volendam.

==Local government==
The [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] of Edam-Volendam has 25 seats. The 2022 election results were as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Edam-Volendam municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731109 |access-date=21 January 2024|website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>

* Volendam '80: 7 seats 
* Lijst Kras: 3 seats
* [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]: 3 seats
* Zeevangs Belang: 3 seats
* [[GroenLinks]]: 3 seats
* [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]: 2 seats
* [[Belang van Nederland|BVNL]]: 2 seats
* [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]]: 1 seat
* [[Forum for Democracy|Forum voor Democratie]]: 1 seat

==Topography==
[[File:Gem-Edam-Volendam-OpenTopo.jpg|250px|thumb|center|Map of the municipality, January 2016.]]

== Notable people ==
[[File:MonaKeijzer2017.jpg|110px|thumb|Mona Keijzer, 2017]]

* [[Geertje Dircx]] (ca.1610–1615 in Edam – ca.1656) the lover of [[Rembrandt van Rijn]] 
* [[Ed van der Elsken]] (1925–1990), Dutch photographer and filmmaker<ref> [https://www.stedelijk.nl/nl/collectie/maker/7560-ed-van-der-elsken Stedelijk Museum] Retrieved March 22 2022</ref>
* [[Boudewijn Hendricksz]] (died 1626) Dutch [[Piracy|corsair]] and later Admiral; also [[burgemeester]] of Edam
* [[Trijntje Keever]] (1616–1633) tallest female person in recorded history, standing 2.54 metres (8 ft 4 in) tall when she died
* [[Mona Keijzer]] (born 1968 in Edam) Dutch politician
* [[Jan Keizer (singer)|Jan Keizer]] (born 1949 in Volendam) Dutch singer and composer, with the pop band [[BZN]]
* [[Geraldine Kemper]] (born 1990 in Volendam) Dutch TV presenter<ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3807849/ IMDb Database] retrieved 22 November 2019 </ref>
* [[Bernadette (singer)|Bernadette]] (born Bernadette Kraakman, 1959 in Volendam) Dutch singer, took part in the [[1983 Eurovision Song Contest]]
* [[Maribelle]] (born Marie Kwakman, 1960 in Volendam) Dutch singer, took part in the [[1984 Eurovision Song Contest]]
* [[Maria Leer]] (1788 in Edam – 1866) prophetess and Dutch religious figure
* [[Kristofer Schipper]] (1934 in Järnskog – 2021) Dutch [[sinologist]] and academic
* [[Jan Janz Slop]] (1643 in Edam – 1727) [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter
* [[Jan Smit (singer)|Jan Smit]] (born 1985 in Volendam) Dutch singer, TV host and actor and football director<ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1581655/ IMDb Database] retrieved 22 November 2019 </ref>
* [[Abraham Staphorst]] (ca.1638 in Edam – 1696) [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter 
* [[Piet Veerman]] (born 1943 in Volendam) Dutch pop musician
* [[Abraham Isaacsen Verplanck]] (1606–1690) early settler in [[New Netherlands]], emigrated ca. 1633

=== Sport ===
[[File:Coen de Koning.jpg|110px|thumb|Coen de Koning, 1934]]
* [[Wim Jonk]] (born 1966 in Volendam) Dutch football coach and former player with 368 club caps 
* [[Coen de Koning]] (1879–1954) speed skater and cyclist
* [[Gerry Koning]] (born 1980 in Volendam) Dutch former footballer with over 350 club caps
* [[Arnold Mühren]] (born 1951 in Volendam) Dutch football manager and former midfielder with 516 club caps 
* [[Gerrie Mühren]] (1946 in Volendam – 2013) Dutch footballer with over 350 club caps
* [[Henny Schilder]] (born 1984 in Volendam) Dutch football player, 375 club caps with [[FC Volendam]]
* [[Pier Tol]] (born 1958 in Volendam) Dutch retired international footballer with 344 club caps
* [[Jack Tuijp]] (born 1983 in Volendam) retired Dutch football striker with about 400 club caps

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Edam - panoramio.jpg|Edam – canal bridge
File:Edam - a closer view of the church - panoramio.jpg|Edam – the former post office 
File:Vollendam harbour.jpg|The harbour at Volendam
File:De tochtgenoten door Hubert van Lith Edam.jpg|Edam – ''De tochtgenoten'' by Hubert van Lith
File:荷蘭古蹟46 Dutch monuments.jpg|Volendam
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.edam-volendam.nl Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Edam-Volendam
 | North     = [[Koggenland]]
 | East      = ''[[Markermeer]]''
 | South     = [[Waterland]]
 | West      = [[Purmerend]]
}}
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{{North Holland Province}}
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