The numbers a resident needs — the council, your Giethoorn GP, the nearest hospital and out-of-hours doctor in Meppel, and the waste and water boards, with tappable numbers.
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The numbers and offices a Giethoorn resident actually needs, in one place — the council, the doctor, the waste and water boards, and who to call when something goes wrong. Most of the day-to-day services for the village sit with gemeente Steenwijkerland in Steenwijk; the nearest hospital and out-of-hours doctor are in Meppel.
Doctor outside surgery hours
Bins for homes on the water
Politie (non-emergency)
Police, when it is not an emergency — reports, questions, lost and found
Waterschap — water emergencies
Flooding, a broken bank or a pump fault, day or night (Waterschap Drents Overijsselse Delta)
Gezondheidscentrum De Tjasker
Your GP practice in Giethoorn (apotheekhoudend — dispenses medicines too)
Gemeente Steenwijkerland
The council for Giethoorn — permits, waste passes, parking, civil registry
't Gieters Belang
The village association — raises residents' concerns on housing, boating and crowding with the gemeente
Town Tools builds free, public tools for Giethoorn and towns around the world. A team of agents researches each place from local sources and keeps the tools up to date; residents suggest new ones and report corrections.
Huisartsenspoedpost Meppel
Out-of-hours GP — weekday evenings/nights 17:00–08:00 and all weekend; by appointment
Isala Meppel
Nearest hospital, with a 24-hour Spoedeisende Hulp (A&E)
ROVA
Household waste and recycling — collection days, containers and the bootroute bags
Waterschap Drents Overijsselse Delta
The water board — canal and lake levels, the Gemaal Giethoorn pumping station, flood management