Liemeer
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Liemeer is a former municipality in the western NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, in the province of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
. It was merged into the municipality of Nieuwkoop
Nieuwkoop
Nieuwkoop is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality was enlarged on January 1, 2007, through the amalgamation of Liemeer and Ter Aar....
on January 1, 2007.
The municipality covered an area of 30.98 km² of which 0.76 km² is water. Its population was 6962 in November 2006. Liemeer consisted of the communities Nieuwveen
Nieuwveen
Nieuwveen is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop , and lies about 9 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn.In 2001, the town of Nieuwveen had 2806 inhabitants...
, Noorden
Noorden
Noorden is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop, and lies about 10 km north of Woerden.In 2001, the town of Noorden had 975 inhabitants...
, Vrouwenakker
Vrouwenakker
Vrouwenakker is a village in the Netherlands, about 12 km southeast of Hoofddorp. It lies largely in the municipality of Nieuwkoop , in the province of South Holland, but a small part lies in the municipality of Uithoorn, in North Holland.The statistical area "Vrouwenakker", which contains the...
, and Zevenhoven
Zevenhoven
Zevenhoven is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop, and lies about 9 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn.In 2001, the town of Zevenhoven had 1385 inhabitants...
.