Wijdemeren

Wijdemeren
Loosdrechtse Plassen
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°12′N 5°9′E / 52.200°N 5.150°E / 52.200; 5.150
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Established1 January 2002
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MayorM.L. Verheijen (VVD)
Area
  Total
76.36 km2 (29.48 sq mi)
  Land47.60 km2 (18.38 sq mi)
  Water28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
  Total
24,463
  Density514/km2 (1,330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1230–1244, 1394, 3625
Area code0294, 035
Websitewww.wijdemeren.nl

Wijdemeren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛidəˈmeːrə(n)] ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, on the western border of the Gooi region.

Wijdemeren contains many lakes, including Spiegelplas and Ankeveense Plassen in the north(east) and Loosdrechtse Plassen in the (south)west.

Wijdemeren was established as a merger of 's-Graveland, Loosdrecht, and Nederhorst den Berg on 1 January 2002. The former municipality of Loosdrecht belonged to the province of Utrecht.