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*[http://www.almere.nl Town Office]
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*[http://www.dial.nl Free foundation with a critical view about Almere]
*[http://almere-haven.blogspot.com Almere Haven Weblog]
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Almere
Location

Location of Almere

Flag

Flag of Almere

Country
Netherlands
Province
Flevoland
Area
248,77 km²
Area of land
130,47 km²
Area of water
118,29 km²
Population
181,960 (April 2007)
Population Denesity
1.369 people/km²
Coordinates
52°22′N 5°13′E / 52.367°N 5.217°E / 52.367; 5.217
Net Code
036
Post Code
1300-1379
Website
www.almere.nl
Mayor
Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink

Almere is a municipality in the middle of the Netherlands, in Zuid-Flevoland which borders Lelystad and Zeewolde.

The municipality of Almere consists of these city parts:

Almere is the biggest municipality in Flevoland with 178.626 citizens (1 January 2006, source: CBS), and the 8th biggest in the Netherlands.

Demographics

  Almere Haven Almere Stad Almere Buiten Almere Hout Almere Poort Almere Pampus Almere in total
1970             52
1975             47
1980 6596           6632
1985 21410 17240 1559       40297
1990 22355 37024 11499       71087
1995 22376 58816 22740 564     104496
2000 22237 83934 35290 1336     142797
2005 22590 103560 47358 1366     175008
2006             178626

History

In the beginning the idea of the IJsselmeerpolders was that it would be used for agriculture. After WOII however people started getting ideas that the fast growing population of Amsterdam could live there. So somebody designed two towns in the polders Oostelijk Flevoland and Zuidelijk Flevoland. De town Oostelijk Flevoland became Lelystad, the town Zuidelijk Flevoland was still called Zuidweststad on the first sketches, but in the 1970's it got the name Almere, named after the early medieval name of the Zuiderzee (see Almere (lake)).

The first house in Almere was finished in 1976. The town was then still controlled by the Openbaar Lichaam Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (Z.IJ.P.), with a Landdrost. In 1984 Almere became an official municipality.

Origanaly Almere was set up to be a town with more centers. This idea was later stopped so neighborhoods like Tussen de Vaarten could be built. Also you can see a difference between the way houses were built in the oldest and the newest parts of the neighborhoods. The housing plan in Almere in the 1970s was functionality, leveling of social status and redistribution of wealth. However, in the 1990s it was the trend to build houses exclusively and with a design that would stand out (as example like in the Regenboogbuurt).

Transport

The traffic infrastructure in Almere is recognisable because of its separate infrastructure for bike (which have separate bike paths), car and bus (In Almere the busses drive on a separate buslane).

Almere is connected to the motorways the A6 and the A27.

Railway

In 1987 Almere was connected to the national railway (see NS) in 1988 with the fully completed Flevolijn which connected Weesp to Lelystad Centrum.

Almere has five train stations:

A sixth station for Almere Poort wil probably open in 2010.

Public Busses

In Almere you have 9 buslines:

  • 1 Almere Oostvaarders-Almere Haven Centrum
  • 2 CS Almere-Gooisekant
  • 3 CS Almere-Almere Haven Centrun
  • 4 CS Almere-Gooiesekant
  • 5 Almere Buiten-Almere t'Oor
  • 6 CS Almere-Parkwijk
  • 7 CS Almere-Sallandsekant
  • * CS Almere-Kemphaan
  • 9 Almere Buiten-de Vaart

Most busses come about every 7 minutes. The bus company that run the busses is called Connexxion and the name of the local bus system is called Maxx owned by Connexxion. In the busses you can use the national OV bus tickets or subscription or you can use the bus tickets of Maxx.

Gemeentebestuur

College van Burgemeester & Wethouders

Former minister Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink (VVD) is the mayor sins 16 August 2003.

At 7 April 2006 was the new counsel made public.


Mayors

Local Counsil

The installation of the first local council only took place on 2 January 1984, in the precence of the minister of Interior of that time Koos Rietkerk. The elections took place on 21 September 1983. Before 1984 Almere had a Adviesraad, which was chosen every 2 years (1978-1980, 1980-1982, 1982-1984). This Adviesraad existed just like a local council ou different political parties. On 11 of March 1977 there was the first elcection for a governer; the advies commisie, consisting out of 5 people that were chosen on personal title.

The council of Almere has consisted of 39 seats since 1998.

Table showing Seats

Party 1984 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006
PvdA 10 14 9 6 9 7 12
VVD 5 5 7 10 12 8 7
Leefbaar Almere - - - - - 9 4
SP - - - - - - 4
GroenLinks 2 1 3 4 4 4 3
CDA 2 3 4 3 3 4 3
Almere Partij - 1 2 2 3 2 2
ChristenUnie - - - - 1 1 2
D66 1 2 7 10 5 2 1
Verenigde Senioren Partij - - - - 1 1 1
Stadspartij Almere - - - - 1 1 -
CP/CD 2 1 1 2 - - -
Stap '84 1 - - - - - -
Total 23 27 33 37 39 39 39

Well known Dutch people from Almere