Jisp is a village in the
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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
Wormerland
Wormerland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Population centres
The municipality of Wormerland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
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, and lies about 8 km west of
Purmerend
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.
History
Jisp, in older forms Gispe (1328, 1387), Gyspe (1344), is named after a river with the same name, that had an open connection to the
North Sea
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. Its river name is a composite of 'gis' and 'apa'. The first part means 'gisten', ''to foam''. The second part has the meaning of ''water'', indicating a place where by tidal influences ''foaming water'' occurred. River names containing 'apa' have possibly an prehistoric and
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origin, dating back to a period where humans did only live in the area in certain periods of the year to herd their cattle.
Jisp is a former
whaling
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village. It used to be an island in the Zuiderzee.
It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it merged with Wormer and Wijdewormer to form the new municipality of
Wormerland
Wormerland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Population centres
The municipality of Wormerland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
It borders the municipalities of:
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.
Geography
Jisp is located in the Wormer- en Jisperveld.
Demographics
In 2001, the village of Jisp had 318 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 4.3 km², and contained 116 residences.
The statistical area "Jisp", which also can include the surrounding countryside, had a population of 1110 in 2020.
References
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Winter flight over the village of Jisp
Former municipalities of North Holland
Populated places in North Holland
Wormerland
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