Muiderberg () is a village in the municipality of Gooise Meren in the

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 ...

. It lies about 6 km north 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 ...

and 2 km west of

Naarden Naarden () is a city and former municipality in the Gooi region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Meren since 2016. History Naarden was granted its city rights in 1300 (the only ...

, adjacent to the Naarderbos.

Geography

Muiderberg is in the east of the municipality of

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 Me ...

in the southeast of the province of North Holland in the west of

. It is situated on the border of the

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 ...

to the north and the Naarderbos to the east. It lies about 6 km north of

and 2 km west of

Demography

In 2016 the village of Muiderberg had 1605 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.61 km², and contained 750 residences.(In Dutch
Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2016
(CBS) accessed August 21, 2020 The statistical area "Muiderberg", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3140.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
As of 1 January 2005.

Jewish cemetery

Muiderberg also has the largest

Jewish cemetery A Jewish cemetery ( he, בית עלמין ''beit almin'' or ''beit kvarot'') is a cemetery where Jews are buried in keeping with Halakha, Jewish tradition. Cemeteries are referred to in several different ways in Hebrew, including ''beit k ...

in the

. The cemetery was founded in 1642 by

German Jews The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (''circa'' 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish ...

and merged with the adjacent

Polish Jewish The history of the Jews in Poland dates back at least 1,000 years. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Ashkenazi Jewish community in the world. Poland was a principal center of Jewish culture, because of the l ...

cemetery founded in 1660. The reception area dating from 1933. They were designed by Harry Elte.

Notable residents

* Sjaak Swart (born 1938), Ajax and national team footballer

Gallery

File:Wenceslas Hollar - Muiderberg.jpg, A 17th-century engraving of Muiderberg by Wenceslas Hollar File:Joodse Begraafplaats Muiderberg Denkmal1.JPG, Jewish cemetery Memorial in Muiderberg File:Muiderberg Tank Hindernis.JPG, Muiderberg,

anti-tank obstacle Anti-tank obstacles include, but are not limited to: *The Czech hedgehog and Dragon's teeth are the most famous types of World War II anti-tank obstacles. * Anti-tank trenches were used on the western front during World War I, and in the Paci ...

File:Muiderberg strand.JPG, Beach and harbor

References

External links

* {{Authority control Populated places in North Holland Geography of Gooise Meren