Warmond () is a village and former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the Western

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, north of

Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wit ...

in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

. The municipality covered an area of 14.42 km² (5.57 mile², 30.7%) of which 4.42 km² (1.71 mile²) is water; had a population of 4,977 in 2004. Together with

Sassenheim Sassenheim () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 6.62 km² (of which 0.23 km² water) and had a population of 14,906 in 2005. Since ...

and

Voorhout Voorhout () is a village and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 12.59 km2 (4.86 mile²) of which 0.33 km2 (0.13 mile²) is covered by water, and ...

, it became part of the

Teylingen Teylingen () is a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was created on 1 January 2006, through the amalgamation of Sassenheim, Voorhout and Warmond. It is named after Teylingen Castle, located in Voorhout. In ...

municipality on 1 January 2006. Warmond, which is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (

Duin- en Bollenstreek The Duin- en Bollenstreek (; Dutch for "Dune and Bulb Region") is a region in the Western Netherlands, that features coastal dunes and the cultivation of flower bulbs. Situated at the heart of historical Holland nearby the city of Leiden, South Ho ...

), is notable for being very affluent. Warmond is situated on a lake system called

Kagerplassen {{coord, 52, 12, 19, N, 4, 32, 18, E, type:waterbody_region:NL_scale:60000, display=title The ''Kagerplassen'' (a Dutch term meaning "the Kaag Lakes") is a small lake system in South Holland located to the northeast of Leiden.Some of the informa ...

and has several

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s which make it a popular recreational area for

boating Boating is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether Motorboat, powerboats, Sailing, sailboats, or man-powered vessels (such as rowing and paddle boats), focused on the travel itself, as well as sp ...

and other water sports. An 18th-century mansion called ''""'' ("House at Warmond") is located north of the village along the main road. The

Major Seminary, Warmond The Major Seminary, Warmond (Dutch: ''Grootseminarie Warmond'') was one of the most important centres for the education of Roman Catholic clergy in the Netherlands from its establishment in 1799 until its closure in 1967. The building, which is par ...

, was founded here in 1799. Located in a converted in the former French Boarding School, it provided training for Priests until 1967. The only known surviving copy of

Joos Lambrecht Joos Lambrecht (1491, Ghent – 1556/7, Wesel) was a Walloon people, Walloon Printer (publishing), printer, typographer, lexicographer and linguist. He was the son of Jan Lambrecht and came from a family of engravers of seals and marks used to aut ...

Dutch-French dictionary, the ''Naembouck'', was discovered by

Wytze Hellinga Wytze Gerbens Hellinga (20 December, 1908 Haarlem - 16 March, 1985 London) was a Dutch professor of linguistics at the University of Amsterdam. Hellinga was the son of Gerben Hellinga, a school master and Taatske Zwart, a writer of children's bo ...

in the library here shortly after it was closed. The first railway accident in the Netherlands occurred near Warmond on 10 March 1843. 1 person was killed.

Demographics (2000)

When it was a municipality, Warmond had the highest death rate in all of Netherlands. (22.3 per 1000 in 2004, three times the national average). Now Laren has the highest Death Rate in all of Netherlands. *Birth Rate: 8.97 per 1000 (2000) *Death Rate: 23.10 per 1000 (2000) *NGR: -1.41% per year (2000). File:Warmond, pannekoekhuisje in rijksmonumentaal pand RM521961 foto4 2014-04-13 10.20.jpg, Warmond, restaurant in monumental house Image:Huis te Warmond.jpg, . File:Warmond, de Broekdijkmolen foto7 2017-04-09 10.12.jpg, Windmill: de Broekdijkmolen

Notable inhabitants

The Dutch painter

Jan Steen Jan Havickszoon Steen (c. 1626 – buried 3 February 1679) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of the leading genre painters of the 17th century. His works are known for their psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour. Life ...

lived in Warmond for a brief period, his house can still be visited. It is also the home of Dutch author

Maarten 't Hart Maarten 't Hart (born 25 November 1944 in Maassluis) is a Dutch writer. Trained as a biologist in zoology and ethology at the Leiden University, he taught that subject before becoming a full-time writer in the 1980s, having made his debut as a ...

who regularly uses the village and its inhabitants as inspiration for his novels.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek ( ; ; 24 October 1632 – 26 August 1723) was a Dutch microbiologist and microscopist in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. A largely self-taught man in science, he is commonly known as " the ...

, commonly known as " the Father of Microbiology", and considered to be the first

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Ancient Greek, Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of Microorganism, microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, f ...

, was schooled in Warmond. *The film comedian

Truus van Aalten Geertruida Everdina Wilhelmina van Aalten (August 2, 1910 – June 27, 1999) was a Dutch actress who appeared in many German films in the 1920s and 1930s. Biography Early life van Aalten was born on August 2, 1910, in Arnhem in family of ...

died in Warmond in 1999.

References

External links

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Map of WarmondMore detailed map of west of Warmond
{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2006 Populated places in South Holland Former municipalities of South Holland Teylingen