Zuidermeer

Zuidermeer is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland and lies about 6 km west of Hoorn.

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Settlement.name: Zuidermeer
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Onze Lieve Vrouwe van Lourdeskerk - Zuidermeer - 20533625 - RCE.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
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_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Koggenland
Settlement.elevation_m: -2.1
Settlement.area_total_km2: 6.59
Settlement.population_total: 545

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Zuidermeer is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland and lies about 6 km west of Hoorn.

The village was first mentioned in 1665 as Zuyder M., and means "southern lake". It refers to the Baarsdorpermeer which was poldered in 1624. Zuid- ("south") has been added to distinguish from Noordermeer. Zuidermeer was home to 87 people in 1840.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zuidermeer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.