Schermer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɛrmər] ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The name comes from "skir mere", which means "bright lake".[4] Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Alkmaar.
Schermer | |
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Former municipality | |
 Polder in Schermer | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°37′N 4°49′E / 52.617°N 4.817°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Alkmaar |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.39 km2 (24.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 61.39 km2 (23.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.00 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 1636, 1840–1847 |
| Area code | 072 |
| Website | www |
The municipality of Schermer included not only the Schermer polder, but also the polders of Oterleek, Mijzenpolder and Eilandspolder.
History
editAround 800 AD, the area that was the municipality of Schermer was covered in peat, and a small river called the Schermer flowed through it. Because of peat-digging and storm floods, this small river had by 1250 developed into an inland lake with an open connection with the Zuyderzee. In the 17th century private investors started draining the largest part of the lake, leaving the southern part, the Alkmaardermeer, intact. In 1635, 47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi) of polder was drained, whereupon the land was divided among the shareholders. In 1970, the village of Zuid- en Noord-Schermer was merged into Schermer.[5]
Population centres
editThe municipality of Schermer included the following small towns and villages: Driehuizen, Grootschermer, Oterleek, Schermerhorn, Stompetoren, Zuidschermer. The latter two are located in the Schermer polder.
Topography
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Map of the municipality of Schermer, 2013.
Local government
editThe municipal council of Schermer consisted of eleven seats, which were divided as follows at the 2010 local elections:[6]
There was an election in November 2014 for the council of the new merged Alkmaar municipality that commenced work on 1 January 2015, replacing Schermer council.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1841GB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Groenedijk, T. (2000). Nederlandse plaatsnamen. Hoogeveen, Netherlands: Slingenberg Boekproducties. ISBN 9789027420978.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
- ^ "Schermer municipal election 2010". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 3 March 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Alkmaar municipal election 2014". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 19 November 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
External links
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Media related to Schermer at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
