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.

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Settlement.name: Wormerveer
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Wormerveer 021.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Wormerveer
Settlement.image_flag: Village flag of Wormerveer.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Wormerveer wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Zaanstad
Settlement.elevation_m: -0.3
Settlement.area_total_km2: 6.36
Settlement.population_total: 11,990

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Demonym: Wormerveerder
Image: Wormerveer 021.JPG

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postal code: 1521
Commons category: Wormerveer
P8168: Pentti Hämäläinen

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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. 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.