Ilpendam is a village in the
province
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of
North Holland,
Netherlands
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. It is a part of the
municipality
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of
Waterland
Waterland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It is well-known for comprising the touristy towns of Broek in Waterland and M ...
, and lies about 4 km south of
Purmerend
Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and in the region of West Friesland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the t ...
. It covers an area of 2.46 km
2 (0.95 sq mi) and had 1,780 inhabitants in 2008. Ilpendam was part of the
Free and high Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Ypeldamme, and means "dam in the Ilp river". Ilpendam developed in the 12th century at the mouth of the Ilp as a linear settlement.
The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church built in 1656 to replace the medieval church burnt down in 1640. The tower was built in 1855.
The man standing highlighted at centre on
Rembrandts
Night Watch painting is
Frans Banning Cocq
Frans Banninck Cocq (sometimes incorrectly spelled as Banning), ''lord of Purmerland and Ilpendam'' (1605–1655) was a burgemeester (mayor), knight and military person of Amsterdam in the mid-17th century. He belonged to the wealthy and powerful ...
. He was
Mayor
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of
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
, ''Lord of
Purmerland
Purmerland () is a village of 395 (January 2007) in the municipality of Landsmeer, North Holland, the Netherlands. It is located just north of Den Ilp and just south of the housing estate of Weidevenne, part of the city of Purmerend. It is direct ...
and Ilpendam'' and ''Lord of Ilpenstein castle''.
Ilpendam was a separate municipality until 1991.
Until 1872 there was a castle, called
Ilpenstein
Ilpenstein Castle (dutch: ''Ilpenstein'', ''Huis te Ilpendam'', ''Hof te Ilpendam'') was a castle of the Free and high Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam, located in Ilpendam (Waterland) in the north of the city of Amsterdam.
History ...
, of the ''Lordship of Purmerland and Ilpendam''.
Notable persons of Ilpendam
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Mona Keijzer
Maria Cornelia Gezina "Mona" Keijzer (born 9 October 1968) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. She served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy alongside Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius from 26 October 2017 until 25 ...
(born 1968), politician
Gallery
File:Overzicht noordgevel en geveltoren met ingesnoerde spits - Ilpendam - 20403759 - RCE.jpg, Dutch Reformed church
File:Ilpendam dorpsgezicht.jpg, Street view
File:(1725-1792) Het huis Ilpenstein of Ilpendam door Aert Schouman naar Willem de Heer.jpeg, Ilpendstein Castle (18th century)
File:Dorpsstraat 12, Ilpendam.jpg, Houses in Ilpendam
See also
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Free and high Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam
References
External links
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Populated places in North Holland
Former municipalities of North Holland
Lords of Purmerland and Ilpendam
Waterland
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