Schermer

For the bridge player, see John Schermer.

Former municipality in North Holland, Netherlands

Schermer

Former municipality

Polder in Schermer

Flag

Coat of arms

Location in North Holland

Coordinates: 52°37′N 4°49′E﻿ / ﻿52.617°N 4.817°E﻿ / 52.617; 4.817
Country| Netherlands
Province| North Holland
Municipality| Alkmaar
Area

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• Total

| 64.39 km2 (24.86 sq mi)
• Land| 61.39 km2 (23.70 sq mi)
• Water| 3.00 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Elevation

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| −3 m (−10 ft)
Population

(January 2021)[3]

• Total

| data missing
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode|

1636, 1840–1847

Area code| 072
Website| www.schermer.nl

Schermer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɛrmər] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The name comes from "skir mere", which means "bright lake".[4] Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Alkmaar.

The municipality of Schermer included not only the Schermer polder, but also the polders of Oterleek, Mijzenpolder and Eilandspolder.

## History

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Around 800 AD, the area that was the municipality of Schermer was covered in peat, and a small river called the Schermer flowed through it. Because of peat-digging and storm floods, this small river had by 1250 developed into an inland lake with an open connection with the Zuyderzee. In the 17th century private investors started draining the largest part of the lake, leaving the southern part, the Alkmaardermeer, intact. In 1635, 47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi) of polder was drained, whereupon the land was divided among the shareholders. In 1970, the village of Zuid- en Noord-Schermer was merged into Schermer.[5]

## Population centres

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The municipality of Schermer included the following small towns and villages: Driehuizen, Grootschermer, Oterleek, Schermerhorn, Stompetoren, Zuidschermer. The latter two are located in the Schermer polder.

### Topography

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Map of the municipality of Schermer, 2013.

## Local government

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The municipal council of Schermer consisted of eleven seats, which were divided as follows at the 2010 local elections:[6]

* Schermer Belang - 4 seats
* CDA \- 3 seats
* VVD \- 2 seats
* PvdA \- 2 seats

There was an election in November 2014 for the council of the new merged Alkmaar municipality that commenced work on 1 January 2015, replacing Schermer council.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1841GB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
4. ^ Groenedijk, T. (2000). Nederlandse plaatsnamen. Hoogeveen, Netherlands: Slingenberg Boekproducties. ISBN 9789027420978.
5. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
6. ^ "Schermer municipal election 2010". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 3 March 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
7. ^ "Alkmaar municipal election 2014". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 19 November 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

## External links

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* Media related to Schermer at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website