Warder 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
Edam-Volendam, and lies about 7 km northeast of
Purmerend.
The village was first mentioned between 1130 and 1161 as Werthere, and means "island". The original village was probably more to the east on the former lake
Almere and moved inland as the
Zuiderzee started to grow.
The current Warder developed in the late 12th century as a
peat excavation settlement. The elementary school was built as an L-shaped building with tower in 1885. It was renovated around 1920.
Warder was home to 290 people in 1840.
It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1970, when the new municipality of
Zeevang was created.
In 2016, it became part of the municipality of
Edam-Volendam.
Gallery
File:Warder kerkje.jpg, The church of Warder
File:Boerderij - Warder (50873169793).jpg, Farm in Warder
File:Winkeltje - Warder (50873979752).jpg, Little shop in the street
References
Former municipalities of North Holland
Populated places in North Holland
Geography of Edam-Volendam
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