Wijdewormer is a hamlet in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
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 located in the municipality of
Wormerland, about 5 km east of the town of
Wormer
Wormer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wormerland, and lies about 13 km northwest of Amsterdam.
The town is situated in the Zaan district, on the eastern side of the river Zaan, across ...
, in the
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains ...
"De Wijde Wormer". De Wijde Wormer was poldered in 1626.
Wijdewormer was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1991, when it became a part of Wormerland.
References
Former municipalities of North Holland
Populated places in North Holland
Wormerland
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