Noodopvang gemeentehuis Loosdrecht
After the asylum minister’s March 2026 appeal, Wijdemeren housed up to 70 single men in its empty former town hall; the first arrived on 12 May 2026, running until 1 November 2026 at the latest. A court rejected residents’ objections.
Occupancy
70
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€4.7m
estimated
Background
The site sits at former Wijdemeren town hall, Loosdrecht. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
May 2026
Opened: Noodopvang gemeentehuis Loosdrecht
After the asylum minister’s March 2026 appeal, Wijdemeren housed up to 70 single men in its empty former town hall; the first arrived on 12 May 2026, running until 1 November 2026 at the latest. A court rejected residents’ objections.
NOS · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
13 Aug 2025
70 people in reception
Recorded in the official COA register snapshot.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 70 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €4.7m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
NOS · May 2026. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.