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Naarden
Location of Naarden
Coordinates: 52°18′N 5°09′E / 52.3, 5.15
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Area (2006)
 - Total 32. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands North Holland ( Dutch: Noord-Holland,, West Frisian: Noôrd-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 89 km² (12. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi)
 - Land 21. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 38 km² (8. 3 sq mi)
 - Water 11. 51 km² (4. 4 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 17,174
 - Density 803/km² (2,079. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline. Statistics Netherlands, founded in 1899, is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.naarden.nl

Image:Ltspkr.pngNaarden is a municipality and a town in the Gooi region in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Het Gooi is the area around Hilversum in the centre of the Netherlands North Holland ( Dutch: Noord-Holland,, West Frisian: Noôrd-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Naarden is an example of a star fort, complete with fortified walls and a moat. A star fort or trace italienne is a Fortification in the style that evolved during the age of Black powder, when cannons came Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for A moat is deep broad Trench, usually filled with Water, that surrounds a structure installation or town normally to provide it with a preliminary line of The walls and the moat have been restored and are in a very good state.

Aerial view of Naarden
Aerial view of Naarden

Naarden was granted its city rights in 1300 (the only town in Het Gooi to have been done so) and later developed into a fortressed garrison town with a textile industry. City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. Het Gooi is the area around Hilversum in the centre of the Netherlands Naarden is the home of the Netherlands Fortress Museum (Nederlands Vestingmuseum). Every year Naarden hosts the national photograph festival and, on Good Friday, a performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion in the local church, which is called the Great Church or St. Good Friday, also called Holy Friday or Great Friday, is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday ("Pascha" WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" The St Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion (also Matthæus Passion) BWV 244 is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach for solo voices Vitus Church. Despite its earlier importance, Naarden was surpassed by Hilversum in the 18th century and today is much smaller than its neighbour Bussum. is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Bussum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Today Naarden is actually an exclave of Bussum, albeit one with an interesting history and townscape. Bussum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

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Local government

The municipal council of Naarden consists of 17 seats, which are divided as follows:

Notable people born in Naarden

The Swiss composer Frank Martin lived in Naarden for the last twenty years of his life. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD) (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie is a Dutch liberal Political party. The Christian Democratic Appeal ( CDA) (Christen Democratisch Appèl is a Dutch Christian-democratic Political party. GroenLinks ( GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green Political party. Willem Arondeus ( Naarden, 22 August 1894 &ndash Haarlem, 1 July 1943) was a Homosexual Dutch artist Bertil HW Schmüll (born 8 June 1946) is a Dutch Engraver, known professionally by his first name Bertil, who has been compared Annemarie Groen (born October 16, 1955 in Naarden, Noord-Holland) is a former Backstroke Swimmer from the Netherlands Maria Thomas ("Tom" van ’t Hek (born April 1, 1958 in Naarden) is a former Field hockey striker from the Netherlands Nordin Amrabat ( نورالدين أمرابط, born March 31, 1987 in Naarden) is a Dutch football player of Moroccan descent Biography Early years Coronel was born in Naarden. He started his racing career in 1990 racing in the Dutch Citroen AX Cup after being named Frank Martin ( September 15, 1890 &ndash November 21, 1974) was a Swiss Composer, who lived The sepulchre of Jan Ámos Komenský is also located in Naarden. John Amos Comenius (Jan Amos Komenský Ján Amos Komenský Johann Amos Comenius Jan Amos Komeński Comenius Ámos János latinized: Iohannes Amos Comenius

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Naarderwoonbos is a closed community within the area Naarderbos in the city of Naarden in The Netherlands. Naarderbos is a recreational area and is situated on the shores of the Gooimeerlake It is part of the city of Naarden.
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