Opmeer

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: • Aartswoud

• De Weere

• Gouwe

• Hoogwoud

• Opmeer

• Spanbroek

• Wadway

• Zandwerven

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: • CDA - 4 seats

• Gemeentebelangen Opmeer - 3 seats

• PvdA/GroenLinks - 2 seats

• Door Samenwerking Vooruit (DSV) - 2 seats

• VVD - 2 seats

• Lokale Partij Opmeer - 2 seats The CDA, VVD and PvdA are in a coalition government.

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