Opmeer (; West Frisian: Opmar or Obmar) is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.
Population centres The municipality of Opmeer consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
Topography Map of the municipality of Opmeer, June 2015
Local government The municipal council of Opmeer consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows:
The CDA, VVD and PvdA are in a coalition government.
in October 2025, one member of the DSV party changed party affiliation to the CDA party in response to the news that the DSV party would cease to exist and would not be put up for election.https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/regio/west-friesland/raadslid-dsv-stapt-over-naar-cda-opmeer/99940420.html
The town has an online portal with information on services and news.
Notable people Hendrik Bosch (1776 in Spanbroek – 1864) a military officer and colonial government official on the Dutch Gold Coast Johan Carel Marinus Warnsinck (1882 in Hoogwoud – 1943) a Dutch naval officer and naval historian Albert Langereis (1888 in Hoogwoud – 1966) a sports shooter, competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics Robert Slippens (born 1975 in Opmeer) a Dutch racing cyclist, competed in three Summer Olympics Jan Agema (1919 in Opmeer – 2011) Civil engineer, professor at Delft University of Technology and involved in the design and construction of the Delta Works Gallery
References
External links
Official website