Wormer

Wormer
Town
Windmill De Koker [nl] in Wormer
Windmill De Koker [nl] in Wormer
Wormer is located in Netherlands
Wormer
Wormer
Location in the Netherlands
Wormer is located in North Holland
Wormer
Wormer
Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.500°N 4.817°E / 52.500; 4.817
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityWormerland
Area
 • Total10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Elevation−0.8 m (−2.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total12,890
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1531[1]
Dialing code075

Wormer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wormerland, and lies about 13 km northwest of Amsterdam.

The town is situated in the Zaan district, on the eastern side of the river Zaan, across from Wormerveer. The town is surrounded by the nature area Wormer- en Jisperveld.

The village of Oostknollendam, the polder Schaalsmeer (reclaimed in 1631), the polder Enge Wormer (reclaimed in 1634) and a part of the Markerpolder also historically belong to the area of Wormer.

Wormer, together with Engewormer (Wormer c.a.), was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became a part of the new municipality of Wormerland.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022. Minus Oost-Knollendam
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1531AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.