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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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Waterland
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
1156 Marken, Netherlands - panoramio (25).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Marken, municipality of Waterland
Settlement.image_flag
Waterland vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size
100x67px
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of arms of Waterland.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.image_map
Map - NL - Municipality code 0852 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Highlighted position of Waterland in a municipal map of North Holland
Settlement.map_caption
Location in North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Holland
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1 January 1991
Settlement.governing_body
Municipal council

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Demonym
Waterlander
Located in
North Holland
Population
17312
Area
115.55
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Amsterdam
Official website
www.waterland.nl
Image
Monnickendam beffroi.jpg
Households
7132
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contains settlement
Monnickendam
Commons category
Waterland
postal code
1452
topic's main category
Category:Waterland
different from
Waterland
water as percent of area
45.07
inception
1991-01-01
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+31299658585
replaces
Monnickendam
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Population centres
  • Topography
  • History
  • Geography
  • Local government
  • Notable people
  • Sport
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

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.

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waterland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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