Weesp is a city on the river Vecht in North Holland, Netherlands, merged into the municipality of Amsterdam on 24 March 2022 after a 2018 referendum, with a 2021 population of about 20,445. Granted city rights in 1355, it was heavily fortified as part of the Defense Line of Amsterdam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and became known from 1759 for producing the first Dutch porcelain and later for Van Houten chocolate manufacturing.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Weesp, Wikipedia
Opening paragraph, population figure
It had a population of 20,445 in 2021.
Opening paragraph, reference year
It had a population of 20,445 in 2021.
Infobox, Area
Total 24.16 km2 (9.33 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
1 m (3.3 ft)
Infobox, Coordinates latitude
52°18′N 5°3′E / 52.300°N 5.050°E
Infobox, Coordinates longitude
52°18′N 5°3′E / 52.300°N 5.050°E
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. GeoNames: Weesp - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2744904
52.3075 5.04167 P PPL NL 07 0363 17802 5 Europe/Amsterdam
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 5 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.25, 5.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.25, 5.25
52.25 5.25 Cfb
Wikidata: Weesp
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