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Waterland (Template:IPA) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It includes the tourist towns of Broek in Waterland and Marken.

Population centres

The municipality of Waterland contains the following city, small towns and villages: Template:Columns-list

Topography

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Map of the municipality of Waterland, 2013.

History

The area was populated since the 11th century. Between 1619 and 1811, the villages of Ransdorp, Zunderdorp, Schellingwoude, Landsmeer, Broek in Waterland, en Zuiderwoude formed a union, known as the Waterland Union (Template:Langx), mainly with the goal of joint maintenance of the coast. On the other hand, Monnickendam was a seat of a bailiff and has never been part of this union. In 1921, Ransdorp (with Schellingwoude) and Zunderdorp were merged into the city of Amsterdam.<ref name="archief">Template:Cite web</ref>

The municipality of Waterland was established in 1991 by merging together of the municipalities of Broek in Waterland, Katwoude, Marken, and Monnickendam, as well as parts of the municipalities of Ilpendam (the village of Ilpendam) and Landsmeer (the villages of Watergang and Schouw). Monnickendam became the municipality seat.<ref name="archief"/>

Geography

The lands of the municipality are mainly peat.<ref name="archief"/> Marken is a former island.

Local government

The municipal council of Waterland consists of 17 seats, which at the 2022 election divided as follows:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

WaterlandNatuurlijk – 5 seats GroenLinks – 3 seats	CDA – 3 seats D66 – 2 seats	PvdA – 2 seats VVD – 2 seats

Notable people

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Wim Polak, 1982

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Sita Vermeulen, 2011

Pieter Floriszoon (1602 or 1606 in Monnickendam–1658) a Dutch Vice Admiral in the Battle of the Sound
Alexander Johan Berman (1828 in Zierikzee–1886) the Dutch Reformed minister of Watergang
Pieter Groenhart (1894 in Ilpendam – 1965) a Dutch lichenologist, researched tropical Asian lichens
Wim Polak (1924–1999) a Dutch politician, lived in Ilpendam, Mayor of Amsterdam 1977/1983
Peter Spier (1927–2017) a Dutch-American illustrator and writer of children's books, grew up in Broek in Waterland
Michaël Zeeman (1958 in Marken – 2009) a Dutch journalist, author, editor, columnist and literary critic
Sita (born 1980 in Ilpendam) aka Sita Maria Vermeulen, a Dutch pop singer <ref> IMDb Database retrieved 13 April 2020 </ref>

Sport

Jurjaan Koolen (1938 in Monnickendam–2020) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
Marko Klok (born 1968 in Monnickendam) a volleyball player, silver medallist in the 1992 Summer Olympics
Annette Gerritsen (born 1985 in Ilpendam) a Dutch former speed skater, silver medallist at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Gallery

References

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External links

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