Grootschermer
Grootschermer | ||
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Village | ||
 Former town hall | ||
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Postal code 1843[1] | ||
| Dialing code | 072 | |
Grootschermer is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. Since January 1, 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 12 km southeast of the city centre of Alkmaar.
The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Skirmere, and means "big white/clear lake".
The Dutch Reformed church is aisleless church with wooden tower which dates from 1762. It was restored between 1978 and 1980. The former town hall is a stepped gable building in
Grootschermer was home to 415 people in 1840. It used to be the capital of Zuid- en Noord-Schermer, but was merged into Schermer in 1970. In 2015, it became part of the municipality of Alkmaar.[5]
Gallery
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Windmill De Havik -
Canal view -
Protestant church -
Farm in Grootschermer
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1843HD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Grootschermer - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Grootschermer" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Grootschermer". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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