Waterland


Waterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It includes the tourist towns of Broek in Waterland and Marken.
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Population centres

The municipality of Waterland contains the following city, small towns and villages:

Topography


''Map of the municipality of Waterland, 2013.''

History

The area was populated since the 11th century. Between 1619 and 1811, the villages of Ransdorp, Zunderdorp, Schellingwoude, Landsmeer, Broek in Waterland, en Zuiderwoude formed a union, known as the Waterland Union, mainly with the goal of joint maintenance of the coast. On the other hand, Monnickendam was a seat of a bailiff and has never been part of this union. In 1921, Ransdorp and Zunderdorp were merged into the city of Amsterdam.
The municipality of Waterland was established in 1991 by merging together of the municipalities of Broek in Waterland, Katwoude, Marken, and Monnickendam, as well as parts of the municipalities of Ilpendam and Landsmeer. Monnickendam became the municipality seat.

Geography

The lands of the municipality are mainly peat. Marken is a former island.

Local government

The municipal council of Waterland consists of 17 seats, which at the Dutch [municipal elections, 2022|2022 election] divided as follows:

  • WaterlandNatuurlijk – 5 seats
  • GroenLinks – 3 seats
  • CDA – 3 seats
  • D66 – 2 seats
  • PvdA – 2 seats
  • VVD – 2 seats

    • Notable people

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