Entity data for the Netherlands' 12 provinces, ~342 gemeenten (municipalities), and 19 national government entities including 12 ministries, legislature (Tweede Kamer & Eerste Kamer), courts, and key agencies.
| Source | URL | Data Provided |
|---|---|---|
| CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek) | cbs.nl | Population data, gemeente codes, boundaries |
| Rijksoverheid | rijksoverheid.nl | Government directory, ministry listings |
| Data.overheid.nl | data.overheid.nl | Open government data portal |
| GADM (v4.1) | gadm.org | Administrative boundaries (area data) |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org | Entity enrichment via SPARQL queries |
| Wikipedia - Provinces of the Netherlands | wikipedia.org | Administrative divisions (verification) |
Open Meetings Laws New
Structured data on the Netherlands' open meetings framework for gemeenten under Gemeentewet Art. 19–26. Notable: Art. 11b (added 2022) creates a statutory spreekrecht (right to speak) — one of the few national frameworks with mandatory public comment. See ungovr.org/law/meetings/nl.
| Source | URL | Data Provided |
|---|---|---|
| Gemeentewet — wetten.overheid.nl | wetten.overheid.nl | Primary authority: Art. 19–26 (meetings), Art. 11b (spreekrecht) |
| VNG (Association of Dutch Municipalities) — model reglement van orde | vng.nl | Model standing orders used as template by most gemeenten |
| Wet open overheid (Woo) — Stb. 2021/499 | wetten.overheid.nl | Open Government Act (replaced WOB 1 May 2022); governs public access to meeting records |
| Wet versterking participatie op decentraal niveau | officielebekendmakingen.nl | Introduced mandatory spreekrecht (Art. 11b) at municipal council meetings |