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Middenmeer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about 18 km north of Hoorn. Middenmeer was established in 1932 under the name of Sluis III. Nearby the village was a military airfield Middenmeer in WO II used by the Ie Verkenningsgroep of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Now Middenmeer has an airfield for light and ultra light airplanes, Middenmeer Aerodrome. On July 1, 1941, the Wieringermeer became a municipality and its first mayor was ir. S. Smeding. On April 17, 1945, the dikes of the Wieringermeer polder were blown up by the German occupying forces and the Wieringermeer was inundated. Middenmeer as well as neighboring villages had to be evacuated. On December 11, 1945 the polder was dry again. In Middenmeer started the first Moedermavo (School for mothers) of the Netherlands, a school for women. ==People== Sicco Mansholt was mayor in 1945 for some weeks. In 2001, the town of Middenmeer had 2805 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.82 km², and contained 1193 residences.〔Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' (). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.〕 The wider statistical area of Middenmeer has a population of around 3210.〔Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Wieringermeer'' ().〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Middenmeer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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