Blaricum Information

  1. Blaricum
    Municipality in Netherlands

  2. Blaricum (About this sound pronunciation ) is a municipality and village in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is known for its many monumental farm buildings, local cafes and restaurants, nature, several annual community events and extensive up-market residential areas.

    According to statistics published by the Dutch land registry office in February 2011, Blaricum is still the most expensive location to purchase a house in The Netherlands. The average home in Blaricum costs €800,000 and has risen an average of 12% over the last year. [5] Many Dutch celebrities live here, including Rene FrogerAnita MeijerPaul de LeeuwGordonJerney KaagmanJohn de MolAnita Witzier and Marco Borsato.

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  4. Government[1]
     • Body Municipal council
     • Mayor Joan de Zwart-Bloch (D66)
    Population (May 2014)[4]
     • Total 9,182
     • Density 826/km2 (2,140/sq mi)
    Area[2]
     • Total 15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi)
     • Land 11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
     • Water 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
         

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