At midnight, the municipality of Weesp ceases to exist. From that moment on, the municipality officially belongs to the municipality of Amsterdam. At 00.00 hours, power is handed over on Het Grote Plein in front of the town hall and Mayor Van Bochove takes off his official chain. NH Nieuws is live at:
The municipality of Weesp concluded six years ago that it was too small to have a future as an independent municipality and that a merger with another municipality was inevitable. The marriage partner thus became Amsterdam, through the intercession of just over half of the Weesper population.
Due to the merger of the two cities, the municipality of Amsterdam is experiencing a significant growth spurt. The number of inhabitants jumps from 873,000 thousand to 893,000 thousand. The area of the city grows from 219 square kilometers to more than 243 square kilometers.