Wormer | |
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![Windmill De Koker [nl] in Wormer](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aWormer_-_molen_De_Koker.jpg) | |
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| Coordinates:52°30′N4°49′E / 52.500°N 4.817°E /52.500; 4.817 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Wormerland |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.8 m (−2.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 12,890 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1531[1] |
| Dialing code | 075 |
Wormer is a town in theDutch province ofNorth Holland. It is a part of the municipality ofWormerland, and lies about 13 km northwest ofAmsterdam.
The town is situated in theZaan district, on the eastern side of the river Zaan, across fromWormerveer. The town is surrounded by the nature areaWormer- en Jisperveld.
The village ofOostknollendam, thepolder Schaalsmeer (reclaimed in 1631), the polder Enge Wormer (reclaimed in 1634) and a part of the Markerpolder also historically belong to the area of Wormer.
Wormer, together with Engewormer (Wormer c.a.), was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became a part of the new municipality of Wormerland.[3]
The inhabitants of Wormer repulsed several attacks of theFrisians and West Frisians in 1280.Floris V, Count of Holland rewarded this with an exemption from paying toll in Holland, an important privilege at that time.Important skirmishes between Spanish troops and theGeuzen took place in Wormer during theEighty Years' War. AtWhitsunday (Pentecost) 30 May 1574, 1400 Spanish soldiers tried to capture Wormer andJisp. They were crushingly defeated by a combined force of locals, Geuzen and filibusters, bringing an end to the Spanish tyranny in theWaterland area.In the following century Wormer became very prosperous from the production of beschuit (rusk). At least 130 bakeries in the town were once supplying the countless ships of the Dutch East India Company. Other important industrial activities in the town during this period were the production of starch and the processing of whale blubber. At least 66 windmills were once built in Wormer, but nowadays only one windmill (de Koker) has been preserved.[4]
Minus Oost-Knollendam
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