Wormerland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɔrmərlɑnt] ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Wormerland | |
|---|---|
 The town of Wormer | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.500°N 4.817°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Established | 1 January 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Judith Michel-de Jong (PvdA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.18 km2 (17.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 38.59 km2 (14.90 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 16,333 |
| • Density | 423/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 1456–1458, 1530–1534, 1546 |
| Area code | 0299, 075 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
The municipality of Wormerland contains the following towns, villages and hamlets:
It borders the municipalities of:
Local government
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
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
- 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
- Klaas de Groot (1919–1994) wrestler, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Cees Gravesteijn (born 1928) sprint canoer, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Dick Wayboer (born 1936) a sailor, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Piet de Wit (born 1946) retired cyclist and former local bicycle shop owner
- Arend Bloem (born 1947) sprint canoer who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Pieter Jan Leeuwerink (1962–2004) volleyball player, competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
David Harrison
Gallery
Town hall of Wormerland
Wormer
Wormer-Dorpstraat 298
Neck, village in Wormerland municipality
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References
External links
Media related to Wormerland at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
