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Purmerland

FieldValue
namePurmerland
settlement_typeVillage
other_name
native_name
native_name_langnl
image_skylineImage:Purmerland.jpg
image_captionView on Purmerland
pushpin_mapNetherlands#Netherlands North Holland
pushpin_label_positiontop
pushpin_mapsize250
pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNetherlands
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1North Holland
subdivision_type2Municipality
subdivision_name2Landsmeer
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m-1.3
area_footnotes
area_total_km23.28
population_footnotes
population_total355
population_as_of2021
population_density_km2auto
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code1451
area_code_typeDialing code
area_code0299
coordinates

Purmerland () is a village of 395 (January 2007) in the municipality of Landsmeer, North Holland, the Netherlands. It is located just north of Den Ilp and just south of the housing estate of Weidevenne, part of the city of Purmerend. It is directly connected to both of these as Purmerland, like Den Ilp and Landsmeer is mainly characterised by ribbon building along the main road. Purmerland was part of the Free and high Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1358 as "de Kercke van Purmer", and means "land belonging to Purmer".

Although the present size of the village would not suggest it, Purmerland was once a village of some importance. The man standing highlighted at center on Rembrandt's Night Watch painting is Frans Banning Cocq. He was Mayor of Amsterdam, Lord of Purmerland and Ilpendam and Lord of castle Ilpenstein. During the Dutch Golden Age the country surrounding villages like these was Amsterdam's breadbasket, as the draining of bogland created bountiful fertile soil. However, the draining of the soil caused it to shrink, until it reached the water level of the Zuiderzee only a few miles to the east. Soil erosion thus brought about the demise of Purmerland's limited prominence. Nowadays the population is largely made up of town people seeking a country retreat in a small village now characterised by large mansions which have replaced the original smaller cottages.

References

References

  1. "Postcodetool for 1451MC". Het Waterschapshuis.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
  3. [http://www.landsmeer.nl/In_en_over_Landsmeer/Cijfers/ Landsmeer Municipality website re Population figures] {{webarchive. link. (2007-12-05)
  4. "Purmerland".
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