De Weere (
West Frisian: ''De Weare'') is a village in the
Dutch province of
North Holland
North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Opmeer, and lies about 10 km northwest of
Hoorn
Hoorn () is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers ( ...
.
The village was first mentioned in 1680 as De Weeren, and means "enclosed land". It refers to the ditches which enclose the ''
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains s ...
''.
The Catholic St Lambertus Church was built between 1905 and 1907. In 1963, exterminators tried to remove
longhorn beetles using gasoline, and the church burnt down. The damage was repaired by December 1964.
De Weere was home to 526 people in 1840. It used to belong to three municipalities. In 1978, all parts were merged into
Opmeer.
Gallery
File:De Weere, de Sint Lambertuskerk RM510440 foto7 2015-10-11 14.39.jpg, De Weere, church: de Sint Lambertuskerk
File:Stolpboerderij Driestedenweg 45 De Weere (cropped).jpg, Farm in De Weere
References
Populated places in North Holland
Opmeer
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