250px, Location of Liemeer, until Jan. 2007. Liemeer () is a former municipality in the western

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, in the province of

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

. It was merged into the municipality of

Nieuwkoop Nieuwkoop () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality was enlarged on 1 January 2007, through the amalgamation of Liemeer and Ter Aar. The municipality now covers an area of of whi ...

on January 1, 2007. The municipality covered an area of 30.98 km² of which 0.76 km² is water. Its population was 6962 in November 2006. Liemeer consisted of the communities of

Nieuwveen Nieuwveen is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland, located close to the border of province North Holland, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of the city of Amsterdam. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop (until 2007: Lieme ...

Noorden Noorden is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop, and lies about 10 km north of Woerden Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location ...

Vrouwenakker Vrouwenakker is a village in the Netherlands, about 12 km southeast of Hoofddorp. It lies largely in the municipality of Nieuwkoop (formerly Liemeer), in the province of South Holland, but a small part lies in the municipality of Uithoorn, in ...

, and

Zevenhoven Zevenhoven is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop Nieuwkoop () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality was enlarged on ...

. The former municipality of Liemeer was established as a renaming of Nieuwveen in 1994.

External links

Official Liemeer website (in Dutch)

Liemeer map
Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1994 Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2007 Former municipalities of South Holland Geography of Nieuwkoop {{SouthHolland-geo-stub