Zuidschermer is a village in the Dutch province of

North Holland North Holland (, ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevola ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known fo ...

, and lies about 7 km south of the city of Alkmaar.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1867 as "Zd Schemer (Zwarte kerkje)" and means "southern (part) of the

Schermer Schermer () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The name comes from "''skir mere''", which means "bright lake". Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Alkmaar. The municipality of Schermer ...

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polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology, hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as levee, dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclamation, Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a ...

'')". Zuidschermer developed after the Schermer was ''poldered'' in 1635 at the intersection of the Zuidervaart with the Driehuizerweg. It started to grow after 1930. The Dutch Reformed church is better known as Zwarte Kerkje (Little black church). It was constructed out of tarred wood in 1662. In 1831, it was connected with the school. In 1834, the walls were rebuilt in stone. The Catholic St Michaels Church is a three aisled basilica-like church with a needle spire in

expressionist Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

style. It was constructed between 1930 and 1931. The wind mill Poldermolen K is a ''

'' mill from 1635. It was moved to its current location in 1645. Until 1929, it drained the K part of the ''polder''. In 1983, it was restored. In 1987, a little '' paaltjasker'' was built near the farm Blockerhoeck. Zuidschermer was home to 377 people in 1840.

Gallery

File:Zuidschermer, Bij Zuidervaart 22 - Dorpsschoolgebouw.jpg, School File:Overzicht van de voorgevel en de linker zijgevel van de boerderij - Zuidschermer - 20384685 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Zuidschermer File:Zuidschermer Zuidervaart 65 Pastorie Michaelskerk.jpg, Clergy house File:Zuidschermer - paaltjasker.jpg, Paaltjasker

References

{{Authority control Populated places in North Holland Alkmaar