Ursem 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 Koggenland, and lies about east of

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and north of Amsterdam and west from

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. A part of the village is located in the municipality of

History

The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Urisheim, and means "settlement of Uri (person)". Ursem developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation settlement. It used to be concentrated around the church, but moved southwards towards the dike. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with wooden ridge turret. It was built between 1846 and 1847 to replace a 1659 church. The Catholic St Bavo church is a three aisled church with a lean tower and was built between 1920 and 1921 to replace its 1856 predecessor. Ursem was home to 268 people in 1840. Ursem was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Wester-Koggenland was created. Ursem is known as a purely Dutch inhabitant Village and therefore the population of non-dutch is very very minor. Eventhough surprisingly, a highly educated Iranian couple family is living in Ursem.

Gallery

File:Kerkpad 4 Ned. Herv. Kerk 25-2-12 .1.JPG, Dutch Reformed Church File:1645 Ursem, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg, Canal view File:Ursum - Ondermolen O.jpg, Windmill Ondermolen O File:Houten dijkwoning met platte Friese dakpannen - Ursem - 20405841 - RCE.jpg, Wooden dike house

References

Former municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland Koggenland Alkmaar {{NorthHolland-geo-stub