Landsmeer

Landsmeer is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

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: • Lokaal Landsmeer - 4 seats

• D66 - 3 seats

• VVD - 2 seats

• Positief Landsmeer - 2 seats

• GroenLinks - 2 seats

• PvdA - 1 seat

• CDA - 1 seat

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, member of the national socialist NSB party in WWII
 * Jaap Oudkerk (1937– 2024) cyclist, competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics
 * 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