Middenmeer

Middenmeer
Village
Dutch Reformed church
Dutch Reformed church
Middenmeer is located in Netherlands
Middenmeer
Middenmeer
Location in the Netherlands
Middenmeer is located in North Holland
Middenmeer
Middenmeer
Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°48′31″N 4°59′54″E / 52.80861°N 4.99833°E / 52.80861; 4.99833
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityHollands Kroon
Area
[1]
 • Total
70.76 km2 (27.32 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
−3.5 m (−11.5 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
4,290
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1775[1]
Dialing code0227

Middenmeer is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about 23 km north of Hoorn.

Middenmeer was established in 1932 under the name of Sluis III. Nearby the village was a military airfield Middenmeer in WO II used by the Ie Verkenningsgroep of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Now Middenmeer has an airfield for light and ultra light airplanes, Middenmeer Aerodrome.

On 1 July 1941, the Wieringermeer became a municipality and its first mayor was ir. S. Smeding.

On 17 April 1945, the dikes of the Wieringermeer polder were blown up by the German occupying forces and the Wieringermeer was inundated. Middenmeer as well as neighboring villages had to be evacuated.

On 11 December 1945 the polder was dry again.

Moedermavo

In 1975 the first Moedermavo (English: School for mothers) of the Netherlands was started in Middenmeer. The moedermavo was an initiative of Anton Remmers, director of the local school, the Ariënsmavo. The school was a MAVO, a Dutch secondary school, aimed at adult women wanting to finish their education. At the time there were many women who had not received education after primary school or 'huishoudschool' (English: housekeeping school). In the first year 130 women would attend. Adult students would mingle with teenaged students in between classes, but received classes separately.[3] At the time, the moedermavo was considered a novel and revolutionary idea, but it proved successful. Within a year and a half there were already 41 moedermavos spread across The Netherlands.[4]

People

Sicco Mansholt was mayor in 1945 for some weeks.

In 2001, the town of Middenmeer had 2805 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.82 km2, and contained 1193 residences.[5] The wider statistical area of Middenmeer has a population of around 3210.[6]

Industry

Microsoft is building a major new datacenter in the Wieringermeer polder near Middenmeer.[7] Long-term employment may exceed 300 people.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1775AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Grondlegger Remmers van moedermavo overleden". Trouw (in Dutch). 4 July 2000. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ NTR. "De Moedermavo". Andere Tijden (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  6. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Wieringermeer [2][permanent dead link‍].
  7. ^ Jan Verbeek: "Microsoft maakt haast met datacenter in de polder"; Het Financieele Dagblad, 9 Aug. 2016.