Ursem
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Koggenland Alkmaar |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −2.7 m (−8.9 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,850 |
| • Density | 204/km2 (528/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1645 & 1646[1] |
| Dialing code | 072 |
Ursem is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Alkmaar and 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Amsterdam and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west from Hoorn. A part of the village is located in the municipality of Alkmaar.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Urisheim, and means "settlement of Uri (person)".[4] Ursem developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation settlement. It used to be concentrated around the church, but moved southwards towards the dike.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with wooden ridge turret. It was built between 1846 and 1847 to replace a 1659 church. The Catholic St Bavo church is a three aisled church with a lean tower and was built between 1920 and 1921 to replace its 1856 predecessor.[5]
Ursem was home to 268 people in 1840.[3] Ursem was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Wester-Koggenland was created.[6]
Gallery
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Dutch Reformed Church
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Canal view
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Windmill Ondermolen O
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Wooden dike house
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- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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