Weesp

Weesp
Images, from top down, left to right: 't Haantje windmill, Herengracht, city docks and Vechtstreek
Flag of Weesp
Coat of arms of Weesp
Official logo of Weesp
Highlighted position of Weesp in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°18′N 5°3′E / 52.300°N 5.050°E / 52.300; 5.050
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityAmsterdam
Area
 • Total24.16 km2 (9.33 sq mi)
 • Land22.79 km2 (8.80 sq mi)
 • Water1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total20,445
 • Density897/km2 (2,320/sq mi)
DemonymWeesper
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1380–1384
Area code0294
Websitewww.amsterdam.nl/stadsdelen/weesp/
Weesp, former city hall - nowadays museum

Weesp (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋeːsp] ) is a city, an urban area in the municipality of Amsterdam in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It had a population of 20,445 in 2021. It lies on the river Vecht and next to the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in an area called the Vechtstreek. The former municipality of Weesp merged with Amsterdam on 24 March 2022.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1381BD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference herindeling was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference weespermop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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