Landsmeer () is a municipality and a town 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 ...

, in 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 ...

Population centres

The municipality of Landsmeer consists of three villages: Den Ilp, Landsmeer, Purmerland.

Topography

''Map of the municipality of Landsmeer, June 2015''

Local government

The municipal council of Landsmeer has 15 seats, which at the 2022 local election were divided as follows:

Town twinning

Landsmeer is twinned with the following towns:

Notable people

* Sam Olij (1900–1975) a Dutch heavyweight boxer, competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

, member of the national socialist NSB party in WWII * Jaap Oudkerk (1937– 2024) cyclist, competed at 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 * Janu ...

and

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 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 honor was subseq ...

* Bernt Schneiders (born 1959) a Dutch politician, mayor of Landsmeer 1995–2001 * Cor Bakker (born 1961) a Dutch pianist * Enzo Stroo (born 1994) a Dutch footballer

Gallery

File:Gemeentehuis Landsmeer.jpg, The town hall of Landsmeer. 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

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