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 northwest of Amsterdam.
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 Wormerveer in the municipality of Zaanstad. | |
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| Municipality | Zaanstad |
| Population | 11 225 |
Wormerveer has a population of around 11,225.[1]
Wormerveer was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of the new municipality of Zaanstad.[2]
Transportation
- Railway station Wormerveer
There are 4 trains per hour from Monday to Friday to Amsterdam.
2 trains per hour operate on Saturdays and Sundays.
Notable people
- Herman Gorter
- Gerrit Mannoury
- Hamlet Oddsocks prominent LTO member
- Piet-Hein Out Dutch circus photographer
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References
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2004-2010 . As of 7 February 2011.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Wormerveer". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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