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Town in North Holland, Netherlands
Wormerveer
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Coordinates: 52°29′N 4°47′E / 52.483°N 4.783°E / 52.483; 4.783
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
MunicipalityZaanstad
Area
 • Total6.36 km (2.46 sq mi)
Elevation−0.3 m (−1.0 ft)
Population
 • Total11,990
 • Density1,900/km (4,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code1521
Dialing code075

Wormerveer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km (8 miles) northwest of Amsterdam.

Wormerveer developed in the 15th century on the west bank of the Zaan river. It started to industrialise with windmills in the 17th century, however none of the windmills exist any more. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1639 to replace the medieval church which was destroyed in 1574 by Spanish troops.

Wormerveer was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of the new municipality of Zaanstad.

Transport

There are 4 trains per hour from Monday to Friday to Amsterdam.

2 trains per hour operate on Saturdays and Sundays.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 1521AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Wormerveer" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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