- Warmond
).
Warmond is situated on a lake system called
Kagerplassen and has severalmarina s which make it a popular recreational area forboating and other water sports.An 18th century mansion called "Huys te Warmond" ("House at Warmond") is located north of the village along the main road.
Demographics (2000)
When it was a municipality, Warmond had the highest death rate in all of Netherlands. (22.3 per 1000 in 2004, three times the national average). Now
Laren has the highest Death Rate in all of Netherlands.
*Birth Rate: 8.97 per 1000 (2000)
*Death Rate: 23.10 per 1000 (2000)
*NGR: -1.41% per year (2000). [http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLEN&PA=37259ENG&D1=1-2&D2=0,20,24,33,38,154,262,325,818,1143-1146&D3=a&D4=a,!0-39&LA=EN&VW=T]Notable inhabitants
The Dutch painter
Jan Steen lived in Warmond for a brief period, his house can still be visited. It is also the home of Dutch authorMaarten 't Hart who regularly uses the village and its inhabitants as inspiration for his novels.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek , commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology", and considered to be the firstmicrobiologist , was schooled in Warmond.
*The film comedienneTruus van Aalten died in Warmond in1999 .External links
* [http://www.warmond.nl Official website]
* [http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeentealkemade/ Map of Warmond]
* [http://www.plattegronden.nl/oegstgeest/ More detailed map of west of Warmond]
* [http://fotos.warmond.net/ Historic photos of Warmond]
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