Waterland

This article is about Waterland, Netherlands. For other uses, see Waterland (disambiguation).

Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands

Waterland

Municipality

Marken, municipality of Waterland

Flag

Coat of arms

Location in North Holland

Coordinates: 52°27′N 5°2′E﻿ / ﻿52.450°N 5.033°E﻿ / 52.450; 5.033
Country| Netherlands
Province| North Holland
Established| 1 January 1991
Government

[1]

• Body| Municipal council
• Mayor| Marian van der Weele (D66)
Area

[2]

• Total

| 115.66 km2 (44.66 sq mi)
• Land| 52.11 km2 (20.12 sq mi)
• Water| 63.55 km2 (24.54 sq mi)
Elevation

[3]

| −1 m (−3 ft)
Population

(January 2021)[4]

• Total

| 17,312
• Density| 332/km2 (860/sq mi)
Demonym| Waterlander
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode|

1140–1156, 1452–1454

Area code| 0299
Website| www.waterland.nl

Waterland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərlɑnt] ⓘ) 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

[edit]

The municipality of Waterland contains the following city, small towns and villages:

* Broek in Waterland
* Ilpendam
* Katwoude
* Marken
* Monnickendam
* Overleek
* Purmer
* Uitdam
* Watergang
* Zuiderwoude

### Topography

[edit]

Map of the municipality of Waterland, 2013.

## History

[edit]

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 (Dutch: Unie van Waterland), 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.[5]

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.[5]

## Geography

[edit]

The lands of the municipality are mainly peat.[5] Marken is a former island.

## Local government

[edit]

The municipal council of Waterland consists of 17 seats, which at the 2022 election divided as follows:[6]

* WaterlandNatuurlijk – 5 seats
* GroenLinks – 3 seats

* CDA – 3 seats
* D66 – 2 seats

* PvdA – 2 seats
* VVD – 2 seats

|
|

## Notable people

[edit]

Wim Polak, 1982 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 [7]

### Sport

[edit]

* 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

[edit]

* Broek in Waterland

* Monnickendam

* Paard van Marken

* Katwoude

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Marian van der Weele nieuwe burgemeester van Waterland" (in Dutch). noord-holland.nl. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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 1141GV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. ^ a b c "Gemeente Waterland - Waterlands Archief". Gemeente Waterland (in Dutch).
6. ^ "Waterland municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
7. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 13 April 2020

## External links

[edit]

* Media related to Waterland at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

Places adjacent to Waterland

| Purmerend | Edam-Volendam |

|
|

|  |
Landsmeer |

Waterland

| Markermeer
|  |
| Amsterdam |

* v
* t
* e

Populated places in the municipality of Waterland

Towns|

* Monnickendam

Villages|

* Broek in Waterland
* Ilpendam
* Katwoude
* Marken
* Purmer (partially)
* Uitdam
* Watergang
* Zuiderwoude

Hamlets|

* Overleek

List of cities, towns and villages in North Holland

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities of North Holland

* Aalsmeer
* Alkmaar
* Amstelveen
* Amsterdam
* Bergen
* Beverwijk
* Blaricum
* Bloemendaal
* Castricum
* Den Helder
* Diemen
* Dijk en Waard
* Drechterland
* Edam-Volendam
* Enkhuizen
* Gooise Meren
* Haarlem
* Haarlemmermeer
* Heemskerk
* Heemstede
* Heiloo
* Hilversum
* Hollands Kroon
* Hoorn
* Huizen
* Koggenland
* Landsmeer
* Laren
* Medemblik
* Oostzaan
* Opmeer
* Ouder-Amstel
* Purmerend
* Schagen
* Stede Broec
* Texel
* Uitgeest
* Uithoorn
* Velsen
* Waterland
* Wijdemeren
* Wormerland
* Zaanstad
* Zandvoort

* See also
* Netherlands
* Provinces
* Municipalities

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

Other|

* Yale LUX

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template