Gooise Meren () is a municipality in the province of

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

, the Netherlands. It has about 56,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about . Gooise Meren has existed since 2016. It is a merger of the former municipalities of

Bussum Bussum () is a commuter town and former municipality in the Gooi region in the south east of the province of North Holland in the Netherlands near Hilversum. Since 2016, Bussum has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Meren. Bussum had a ...

Muiden Muiden () is a city and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It lies at the mouth of the Vecht and is in an area called the Vechtstreek. Since 2016, Muiden has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Meren ...

Muiderberg Muiderberg () is a village in the municipality of Gooise Meren in the Netherlands. It lies about 6 km north of Bussum and 2 km west of Naarden, adjacent to the Naarderbos. Geography Muiderberg is in the east of the municipality of ...

and

Naarden Naarden () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and former List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Gooi region in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It has been part ...

. Eastern (Naarden area) and southern part (Bussum area) of the municipality lie within the

Gooi The Gooi () is an area around Hilversum, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a slightly hilly area characterised by its green landscape, its historical charm, the wealth of its inhabitants, and its villas. The Gooi is known in the Netherlan ...

region, western part (Muiden area) lies within the

Vechtstreek The Vechtstreek () (Dutch for "Vecht area") is a region in the Dutch provinces of Utrecht and North Holland along the Vecht River between the towns of Utrecht and Amsterdam. Located in the economic heartland of the Netherlands, it is known for it ...

region. The very northern part of the

Utrecht Hill Ridge Utrecht Hill Ridge ( nl, Utrechtse Heuvelrug) is a ridge of low sandhills that stretches in a direction from southeast to northwest over the Dutch province of Utrecht and over a part of North Holland. The total length of the region is about 50 ...

, lake Naardermeer and artificial island

Pampus Pampus () is an artificial island and late 19th-century sea fort located in the IJmeer near Amsterdam. Pampus now belongs to the municipality of Gooise Meren and is open to visitors. Together with the artillery battery on the lighthouse isla ...

are situated within its boundaries. Gooise Meren borders in the northwest on lake

IJmeer The IJmeer is a 'bordering lake' (''Randmeer'') in the Netherlands. It lies between the De Nes polder (in Waterland), Pampushaven, Hollandse Brug and the mouth of the IJ in IJburg, straddling the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland. It is a ...

, in the northeast on lake

Gooimeer The Gooimeer (Gooi Lake) is a bordering lake in the Netherlands between the southeastern part of North Holland (the Gooi) and Flevoland. There is a railroad bridge over the narrow west side, between Weesp and Almere Muziekwijk, with a parallel ...

. The Vecht river empties into the IJmeer at Muiden, and also the northern end of the former

Hollandic Water Line The Dutch Waterline ( nl, Hollandsche Waterlinie, modern spelling: ''Hollandse Waterlinie'') was a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in the early 17th century, and realised by his half brother Frederick Henry. Combine ...

ends in Muiden.

Politics

The municipal council consists of 31 seats, which are divided as follows: *

VVD The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberalRudy Andeweg, Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingsto ...

- 8 seats * CDA - 5 seats * D66 - 5 seats * PvdA - 4 seats *

GroenLinks GroenLinks (, ) is a green political party in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 March 1989 from the merger of four left-wing parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, the Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and t ...

- 3 seats * 50PLUS - 2 seats * Hart voor Bussum - 2 seats * Gooise Ouderen Partij - 2 seats The municipal executive consists of a mayor ( Han ter Heegde, VVD) and five aldermen (2 VVD, 1 CDA, 1 D66, 1 GroenLinks).

Notable people

Schrijfster Tessa de Loo, Bestanddeelnr 932-7893

* Willem Cornelisz van Muyden (1573 in Muiden – 1634) a ship's carpenter and mariner *

Salomon van Ruysdael Salomon van Ruysdael (c. 1602, Naarden – buried 3 November 1670, Haarlem) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. He was the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael.

(ca.1602 in Naarden – 1670) a

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and Dutch art, ...

landscape painter * Jan van Neck (1634–1714) a

painter * Moses Lemans (1785 in Naarden - 1832) a Dutch-Jewish Hebraist and mathematician and a leader of the

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movement in Holland *

Pieter Merkus Pieter Merkus (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1841 to 1844. He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies The governor-general of the Dutch East Indies ( nl, gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands Indië) represented Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies between 1610 and Dutch recognition of the independence of Indonesia in 1949. Occupied by Japanese fo ...

1841/1844 * Willem Cornelis Bauer (1862 - 1904 in Bussum) a Dutch architect and painter *

Frederik van Eeden Frederik Willem van Eeden (3 April 1860, Haarlem – 16 June 1932, Bussum) was a late 19th-century and early 20th-century Dutch writer and psychiatrist. He was a leading member of the Tachtigers and the Significs Group, and had top billing a ...

(1860 – 1932 in Bussum) a Dutch writer and

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* Abraham Samson Onderwijzer (1862 in Muiden - 1934) a Dutch rabbi * Frank Martin (1890 – 1974 in Naarden) a Swiss composer *

Willem Arondeus Willem Arondeus (22 August 1894 – 1 July 1943) was a Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Naz ...

(1894 in Naarden – 1943) an artist and author who joined the Dutch resistance * Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (1901 in Bussum – 1956) a Dutch politician and diplomat, first

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1951/1956 *

Freddy Wittop Freddy Wittop (July 26, 1911 – February 2, 2001) was a costume designer. He enjoyed secondary careers as a dancer and college professor. Born Frederick Wittop Koning in Bussum, Netherlands, Wittop emigrated with his family to Brussels, where h ...

(1911 in Bussum – 2001) a costume designer, dancer and college professor *

Wim van Norden Wim van Norden (13 June 1917 – 29 May 2015) was a Dutch journalist. He was one of the founders of the resistance paper ''Het Parool'' during World War II. He was jailed for six months by the Germans in 1942 but was later released due to lack of e ...

(1917 in Bussum – 2015) a Dutch journalist, co-founder of ''

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'' *

Paul Biegel Paulus Johannes "Paul" Biegel (; 25 March 1925 – 21 October 2006) was a successful and prolific Dutch writer of children's literature. Biography Paul Biegel was born in Bussum in 1925. His father, Hermann Biegel, was of German descent, and ow ...

(1925 in Bussum – 2006) a prolific Dutch writer of children's literature *

Willem Duys Willem Duys (17 August 1928 – 2 June 2011) was a Dutch radio and television presenter, commentator, tennis player and music producer. Duys was born in Bussum. He first started a career as a tennis player. Having made the final NK Older Youth ...

(1928 in Bussum – 2011) a radio and TV presenter, tennis player and music producer, lived in Naarden * Virginie Korte-van Hemel (1929 in Bussum – 2014) a Dutch politician and jurist * Job de Ruiter (1930 – 2015 in Naarden) a Dutch politician, diplomat and jurist *

Ronnie Tober Ronald Edwin Tober (born 21 April 1945) is a Dutch singer, known for representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Morgen". Early life Tober was born in Bussum, Netherlands, but moved to the United States with ...

(born 1945 in Bussum) a Dutch singer * Tessa de Loo (born 1946 in Bussum) pen name of the Dutch novelist and short story writer *

Marjan Unger Marianne de Boer, later known as Marjan Unger (11 February 1946 – 27 June 2018), was a Dutch art historian. She acquired a public reputation as the author of a standard work on Dutch jewelry and as a jewelry collector. Life and work Early ...

(1946 in Bussum – 2018) a Dutch art historian, wrote the standard work on Dutch jewellery * André Knevel (born 1950 in Bussum) a Canadian concert organist, arranger and accompanist *

René Bernards René Bernards (born 4 January 1953) is a Dutch cancer researcher. He is professor of molecular carcinogenesis at Utrecht University and head of the section of molecular carcinogenesis at the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziek ...

(born 1953 in Bussum) a Dutch cancer researcher and academic *

Ernst Reijseger Ernst Reijseger (born 13 November 1954) is a Dutch cellist and composer. He specializes in avant-garde jazz, free jazz, improvised music, and contemporary classical music and often gives solo concerts. He has worked with Louis Sclavis, Dere ...

(born 1954 in Bussum) a Dutch cellist and composer, with jazz and contemporary classical music *

Youp van 't Hek Joseph Jacobus Maria "Youp" van 't Hek (born 28 February 1954) is a Dutch comedian, author, columnist, singer-songwriter, playwright, and critic. Biography Van 't Hek was born and raised in the Gooi, an upper-class region to the southeast o ...

(born 1954 in Naarden) a Dutch comedian, author and singer-songwriter *

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(born 1967 in Naarden) a Dutch orchestra conductor. *

Thekla Reuten Thekla Simona Gelsomina Reuten (born 16 September 1975) is a Dutch actress. Life and career Reuten was born in Bussum, Netherlands, the daughter of a Dutch father, Joost Reuten, and an Italian mother, who was born in Benabbio near Bagni di Lucc ...

(born 1975 in Bussum) a Dutch actress IMDb Database
retrieved 05 March 2020 *

Josylvio Joost Theo Sylvio Yussef Abdelgalil Dowib (born April 14, 1992), known professionally as Josylvio, is a Dutch rapper. Life and career Born in Naarden to a Dutch mother and an Egyptian father, Josylvio started his career in 2015 under the name Jayb ...

(born 1992 in Naarden) a Dutch hip hop rapper * Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann (1923 in Naarden – 2017),

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art historian

Sport

Campeão dos 10Km na Maratona Aquática (cropped )

Tineke Lagerberg Catharina Bernadetta Jacoba ("Tineke") Lagerberg (born 30 January 1941) is a retired Dutch swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in a time of 4:56.9. She was also part of the Dutch team that broke the ...

(born 1941 in Bussum) a retired Dutch swimmer, team bronze medallist at the

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Huub Rothengatter Hubertus (Huub) Rothengatter (born 8 October 1954) is a former racing driver from the Netherlands. He participated in 30 Formula One (F1) Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1984. He scored no championship points. He drove for Spirit, Osella and ...

(born 1954 in Bussum) a former racing driver * Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963 in Bussum) a former Dutch field hockey defender, team gold medallist at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

Ruud Hesp Rudolfus 'Ruud' Hubertus Hesp (born 31 October 1965) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Bussum, North Holland, Hesp started his career in the 1985–86 season at HFC Haarlem. He was recomme ...

(born 1965 in Bussum) a Dutch former professional football goalkeeper with 504 club caps * twins Tim &

Tom Coronel Tom Romeo Coronel (born 5 April 1972) is a Dutch professional racing driver. Tom's twin brother Tim is also a racer, just like their father Tom Coronel Sr. His most important results are winning the Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 race in 1997, th ...

(born 1972 in Naarden) Dutch racing drivers *

Wouter Jolie Wouter Jolie (born 7 July 1985 in Naardenbr>(say "Vow-ti Yo-lee") is a Dutch field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is ...

(born 1985 in Naarden) a Dutch field hockey player, team silver medallist at the

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Lucas Steijn Lucas Steijn (born August 1, 1986) is a Dutch former basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), Steijn usually plays as center. Professional career In the 2013–14 season, Steijn played his first professional season with BC Apollo ...

(born 1986 in Muiderberg) a Dutch former basketball player * Marlous Pieëte (born 1989 in Naarden) a Dutch female retired international footballer with 51 caps for the NL *

Ferry Weertman Ferry Weertman (born 27 June 1992) is a former Dutch competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance freestyle and open water events. He is the Olympic gold medalist in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. ...

(born 1992 in Naarden) a Dutch long-distance freestyle swimmer, gold medalist at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

Robin van Kampen Robin van Kampen (born 14 November 1994) is a Dutch chess grandmaster. At the age of 14, he won the Dutch U20 Championship. He achieved his grandmaster (GM) title at the age of 16 years, 8 months and 17 days. Van Kampen has represented the Neth ...

(born 1994) a Dutch

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, brought up in Bussum *

Youri Mulder Youri may refer to: Places * Youri, Mali, a small town and commune in south-western Mali * Youri, Niger, a village and rural commune in Niger People *Youri Djorkaeff (born 1968), former French-Armenian football player * Youri Mulder (born 1969), f ...

(born in 1969) a retired Dutch Footballer * Joël Drommel (born 1996), football goalkeeper

References

External links

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Official website Gooise Meren
{{Authority control Municipalities of North Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2016