Edam-Volendam () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the northwest

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 ...

, in the

province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

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 ...

, primarily consisting of the towns of Edam and

Volendam Volendam () is a tourist town in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Edam-Volendam, Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands, known for its streets, old fishing boats and the traditional clothing wor ...

. It is situated on the western shore of the

Markermeer The Markermeer () is a lake in the central Netherlands in between North Holland, Flevoland, and its smaller and larger neighbors, the IJmeer and IJsselmeer. A shallow lake at 3 to 5 m in depth, matching the reclaimed land to its west, nor ...

, just north of

Waterland Waterland () is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It includes t ...

. In 2021, it had a population of 36,268. In 2016, the former municipality of

Zeevang Zeevang () is a former municipality in northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Since January 2016, Zeevang has been part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam. Population centres The former municipality of Zeevang contained the ...

merged with Edam-Volendam.

Local government

The

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...

of Edam-Volendam has 25 seats. The 2022 election results were as follows: * Volendam '80: 7 seats * Lijst Kras: 3 seats * CDA: 3 seats * Zeevangs Belang: 3 seats *

GroenLinks (, ; GL) is a Green politics, green List of political parties in the Netherlands, political party in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 March 1989 from the merger of four Left-wing politics, left-wing parties: the Communist Party of the Neth ...

: 3 seats *

VVD The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( , VVD) is a conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD, whose forerunner was the Freedom Party, is a party of the centre-right that tries to promote private enterprise and ...

: 2 seats * BVNL: 2 seats * PvdA: 1 seat *

Forum voor Democratie Forum for Democracy ( ; FvD) is a far-right political party in the Netherlands, originally founded as a think tank by Thierry Baudet and Henk Otten in 2015 before registering itself as a party the following year. The FvD first participated in e ...

: 1 seat

Topography

Notable people

Geertje Dircx Geertje Dircx (; 1610–1615 – c. 1656) was the lover of Rembrandt van Rijn after the death of his wife Saskia. She was hired as a nurse to the painter's son Titus, but lived with Rembrandt as his lover for several years. The relation ...

(ca.1610–1615 in Edam – ca.1656) the lover of

Rembrandt van Rijn Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the h ...

Ed van der Elsken Eduard van der Elsken (10 March 1925 – 28 December 1990) was a Dutch photographer and filmmaker. His imagery provides quotidian, intimate and autobiographic perspectives on the European zeitgeist spanning the period of the Second World War i ...

(1925–1990), Dutch photographer and filmmaker *

Boudewijn Hendricksz Boudewijn Hendricksz (died 1626) (also known as Hendrikszoon, Bowdoin Henrick to the English, and Balduino Enrico to the Spanish) was a Dutch corsair and later Admiral. He is most famous for his role in the Battle of San Juan (1625) during the ...

(died 1626) Dutch corsair and later Admiral; also

burgemeester Burgomaster (alternatively spelled burgermeister, ) is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or executive of a city or town. The name in English was derived from the Dutch . In so ...

of Edam *

Trijntje Keever Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever (10 or 16 April 1616 – 2 July 1633), nicknamed De Groote Meid ('The Tall Girl'), is alleged to be the tallest woman in recorded history, standing 9 Amsterdam feet or 2.60 metres (8 ft 6.75 in) tall at the time of ...

(1616–1633) tallest female person in recorded history, standing 2.54 metres (8 ft 4 in) tall when she died *

Mona Keijzer Maria Cornelia Gezina "Mona" Keijzer (born 9 October 1968) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant who is the minister of housing and spatial planning in the Schoof cabinet since 2024. A member of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (''BoerBu ...

(born 1968 in Edam) Dutch politician * Jan Keizer (born 1949 in Volendam) Dutch singer and composer, with the pop band BZN *

Geraldine Kemper Geraldine Jane Kemper (born 26 January 1990) is a Dutch television presenter originally from BNN. She won her job as a presenter with this public broadcaster through the television programme ''Sterretje Gezocht''. In 2015 and 2016 Kemper was nom ...

(born 1990 in Volendam) Dutch TV presenter *

Bernadette Bernadette is a French language, French name, a female form of the name Bernard, which means "brave bear". Notable persons with the name include: People * Bernadette (singer) (born 1959), Dutch singer * Bernadette Allen (born 1956), American for ...

(born Bernadette Kraakman, 1959 in Volendam) Dutch singer, took part in the

1983 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the 28th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Munich, West Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Nicole (German singer), Nicole. Although this was Germany's fi ...

Maribelle Maribelle (born Marie Kwakman on 4 April 1960) is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest. In 1981, Maribelle performed two songs, "Marionette" and "Fantasie", in the Dutch Eurovision pre-selection, ...

(born Marie Kwakman, 1960 in Volendam) Dutch singer, took part in the

1984 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1984 in the in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTL), the contest was hel ...

* Maria Leer (1788 in Edam – 1866) prophetess and Dutch religious figure *

Kristofer Schipper Kristofer Marinus Schipper (23 October 1934 – 18 February 2021), also known as Rik Schipper and by his Chinese name Shi Zhouren (), was a Dutch sinologist. He was a professor of Oriental studies at Leiden University, appointed there in 1993. Sc ...

(1934 in Järnskog – 2021) Dutch

sinologist Sinology, also referred to as China studies, is a subfield of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on China. It is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of the Chinese civilizatio ...

and academic *

Jan Janz Slop Jan Janz Slop, or Jan Slob (1643 in Edam – 1727), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. According to Houbraken, he was a glasspainter who lived to be the last of a breed. He had been a pupil of Jozef Oostfries and was still active at 75 when Houbra ...

(1643 in Edam – 1727)

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands which roughly lasted from 1588, when the Dutch Republic was established, to 1672, when the '' Rampjaar'' occurred. During this period, Dutch trade, scientific development ...

painter * Jan Smit (born 1985 in Volendam) Dutch singer, TV host and actor and football directorIMDb Database
retrieved 22 November 2019 * Abraham Staphorst (ca.1638 in Edam – 1696)

painter *

Piet Veerman Piet Veerman (born 1 March 1943) is a Dutch pop musician. From 1964 to 1985 he was a guitarist and singer for The Cats (Dutch band), The Cats, and since 1968 the lead singer for all the singles of this band. He released a first solo album in 1975 ...

(born 1943 in Volendam) Dutch pop musician *

Abraham Isaacsen Verplanck Abraham Isaacsen Verplanck (1606–1690), also known as Abraham Isaacse Ver Planck, was an early and prominent settler in New Netherlands. A land developer and speculator, he was the progenitor of an extensive Verplanck (disambiguation), Verplanck ...

(1606–1690) early settler in

New Netherlands New Netherland () was a colony of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to Cape Cod. Settlements were established in what became the states ...

, emigrated ca. 1633

Sport

Wim Jonk Wilhelmus Maria "Wim" Jonk (; born 12 October 1966) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current technical manager of Eerste Divisie club Volendam. In his career as a midfielder, he won a variety of national hon ...

(born 1966 in Volendam) Dutch football coach and former player with 368 club caps *

Coen de Koning Coen de Koning (30 March 1879 – 29 July 1954) was a speed skater and cyclist. He started his sports career as a cyclist, but switched to speed skating and became the second Dutch speed skater to win a world title, in 1905. He finished second ...

(1879–1954) speed skater and cyclist * Gerry Koning (born 1980 in Volendam) Dutch former footballer with over 350 club caps *

Arnold Mühren Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren (born 2 June 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. His older brother Gerrie, also a midfielder, won three European Cup titles with Ajax in the early 1970s. Mühren is among the few players t ...

(born 1951 in Volendam) Dutch football manager and former midfielder with 516 club caps *

Gerrie Mühren Gerardus ("Gerrie") Dominicus Hyacinthus Maria Mühren (2 February 1946 – 19 September 2013) was a Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the older brother of Arnold Mühren, who likewise played for the Netherlands national team ...

(1946 in Volendam – 2013) Dutch footballer with over 350 club caps * Henny Schilder (born 1984 in Volendam) Dutch football player, 375 club caps with

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024 ...

Pier Tol Kees "Pier" Tol (born 12 July 1958) is a Dutch retired international footballer who made over 300 professional appearances in the Dutch league, scoring over 100 goals. Club career Born in Volendam, Tol played professionally for FC Volendam, AZ'6 ...

(born 1958 in Volendam) Dutch retired international footballer with 344 club caps * Jack Tuijp (born 1983 in Volendam) retired Dutch football striker with about 400 club caps

Gallery

File:Edam - panoramio.jpg, Edam – canal bridge File:Edam - a closer view of the church - panoramio.jpg, Edam – the former post office File:Vollendam harbour.jpg, The harbour at Volendam File:De tochtgenoten door Hubert van Lith Edam.jpg, Edam – ''De tochtgenoten'' by Hubert van Lith File:荷蘭古蹟46 Dutch monuments.jpg, Volendam

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of North Holland {{northHolland-geo-stub