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

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. 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, adjacent to the Naarderbos.

Geography

Muiderberg is in the east of the municipality of Muiden in the southeast of the province of

North Holland North Holland (, ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevola ...

in the west of

. It is situated on the border of the IJmeer to the north and the Naarderbos to the east. It lies about 6 km north of

and 2 km west of Naarden.

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

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in the

. The cemetery was founded in 1642 by

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and merged with the adjacent

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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 Wenceslaus Hollar (23 July 1607 – 25 March 1677) was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in England. He is known to German speakers as ; and to Czech speakers as (). He is partic ...

File:Joodse Begraafplaats Muiderberg Denkmal1.JPG, Jewish cemetery Memorial in Muiderberg File:Muiderberg Tank Hindernis.JPG, Muiderberg, anti-tank obstacle File:Muiderberg strand.JPG, Beach and harbor

References

External links

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