Wormerveer
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.
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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.
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Cees Bolding
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Vrijdag 20 November zal te Amsterdam in het gebouw „Bellevuc" door de Mij. „Rembrandt" een groot kunstenaarsfeest worden georganiseerd. De feestcommissie is reeds druk bezig met het maken van de versi
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Dick Laan
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Laan Dick (1939 - 1941) , Noord-Hollands Archief, Beeldcollectie van de gemeente Heemstede, Inventarisnummer: 4912
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Herman Gorter
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www.kb.nl/themas . Retrieved on 19 July 2020.
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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. A separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of the new municipality of Zaanstad.
• Name — Wormerveer • Settlement Type — Town • Native Name Lang — nl • Image Skyline — Wormerveer 021.JPG • Image Caption — Wormerveer • Image Flag — Village flag of Wormerveer.svg • Image Shield — Wormerveer wapen.svg • Pushpin Map — Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Mapsize — 250 • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — North Holland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Zaanstad • Elevation M — -0.3 • Area Total Km2 — 6.36 • Population Total — 11,990 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 1521 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 075 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.
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• Railway station Wormerveer There are 4 trains per hour from Monday to Friday to Amsterdam. 2 trains per hour operate on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Notable people
• Herman Gorter • Wolter Kroes • Gerrit Mannoury • Christian Supusepa • Raphael Supusepa
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