Wormerveer | |
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) Wormerveer | |
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) Wormerveer in the municipality of Zaanstad. | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Noord-Holland |
| Municipality | Zaanstad |
| Population (2020) | 11,415 |
Wormerveer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km northwest of Amsterdam.
Wormerveer has a population of around 11,225.[1]
Wormerveer was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of the new municipality of Zaanstad.[2]
Transport
- Railway station Wormerveer
There are 4 trains per hour from Monday to Friday to Amsterdam.
2 trains per hour operate on Saturdays and Sundays.
Notable people
- Herman Gorter
- Gerrit Mannoury
- Christian Supusepa
- Wolter Kroes
References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2004-2010 [1]. As of 7 February 2011.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Wormerveer". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.