Landsmeer () is a municipality and a town in the

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, 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 ...

Population centres

The municipality of Landsmeer consists of the three villages:

Den Ilp Den Ilp () is a Dutch village. It is located in the municipality of Landsmeer, North Holland, just north of Amsterdam. The village's population was 809 as of January 2007. In the Netherlands, the village is known for its abundant lighting displays ...

, Landsmeer,

Purmerland Purmerland () is a village of 395 (January 2007) in the municipality of Landsmeer, North Holland, the Netherlands. It is located just north of Den Ilp and just south of the housing estate of Weidevenne, part of the city of Purmerend. It is directl ...

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Landsmeer, June 2015''

Local government

The municipal council of Landsmeer consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:

Town twinning

Landsmeer is twinned with the following towns:

Notable people

Sam Olij Simon Paulus Olij (5 October 1900, Landsmeer – 4 August 1975, Amsterdam) was a Dutch heavyweight Boxing, boxer who attended the Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics. During World War II, he was a Nazi collaborator. Olij was ...

(1900–1975) a Dutch heavyweight boxer, competed the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

, member of the national socialist NSB party in WW11 *

Jaap Oudkerk Jacob "Jaap" Oudkerk (born 2 August 1937) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He competed in the 4000 m team pursuit at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth and third place, respectively. He was also active in motor-pa ...

(born 1937) a retired cyclist, competed the

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

and

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

Bernt Schneiders Bernard Bram "Bernt" Schneiders (born 2 April 1959 in Breukelen) is a Dutch politician who is a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) and. From July 2006 until September 2016 he was mayor of Haarlem. Career Schneiders studied law and worked ...

(born 1959) a Dutch politician, Mayor of Landsmeer 1995-2001 *

Cor Bakker Cor Bakker (born 19 August 1961) is a Dutch pianist. Bakker was born at Landsmeer. He rose to fame playing in ''De Schreeuw van De Leeuw'', a television show starring Paul de Leeuw He has had his own Radio Show called ''Music Minded'', which ...

(born 1961) a Dutch pianist * Enzo Stroo (born 1994) a Dutch footballer

Gallery

File:Ferry Ilpendam Landsmeer.jpg, Ferry, Ilpendam - Landsmeer File:Stooterplas 062.JPG, Landsmeer, Little Church File:Meadows, polders, windmills and much water in province North Holland - panoramio.jpg, Meadows, polders, windmills and much water in North Holland File:Dorpsstraat 53.jpg, Landsmeer, Dorpsstraat 53

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland {{NorthHolland-geo-stub