Schermerhorn is a village in the
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province of
North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of
Alkmaar, and lies about 9 km south of
Heerhugowaard.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 14th century as Den Horn, and means "corner (of the dike) in the Schermer (polder)". Schermerhorn developed in the 13th century on the northern corner of the
dike surrounding the former island . In 1635, it was connected to the main land and
Alkmaar.
The Dutch Reformed church is a three aisled basilica-like church with a slender tower and needle spire. The church was built between 1634 and 1635.
The are six ''polder'' mills and a wind mill museum in mill D in Schermerhorn. The museum has a glass floor in order to demonstrate the inner workings of a ''polder'' mill. In 1928, the pumping station Wilhelmina was built.
Schermerhorn was home to 643 people in 1840.
It was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with
Schermer
Schermer () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The name came from "''skir mere''", which means "bright lake" (ref. Groenedijk, 2000). Since 2015 it has been a part of Alkmaar.
The municipality of Scherm ...
.
In 2015, it became part of the municipality of
Alkmaar.
Gallery
File:Schermerhorn, dorpszicht met Hervormde kerk RM33108 IMG 1567 2017-10-15 13.39.jpg, view to the village
File:Traditional Dutch farm in the Schermer polder - panoramio.jpg, Farm in Schermerhorn
File:Schermer Museum mill as a reliqt of ancient Dutch "polder" works to conquer the lakes and transform it into land - panoramio.jpg, Wind mills
File:Schermerhorn darp.jpg, Village view in Winter
References
External links
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Former municipalities of North Holland
Populated places in North Holland
Alkmaar
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