Ilpendam is a village in the
province
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of
North Holland
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,
Netherlands
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. It is a part of the
municipality
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of
Waterland
Waterland () is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It includes t ...
, and lies about 4 km south of
Purmerend
Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. Purmerend's population grew relatively slowly until the 1960s ...
. It covers an area of 2.46 km
2 (0.95 sq mi) and had 1,780 inhabitants in 2008. Ilpendam was part of the
Free and high Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Ypeldamme, and means "dam in the Ilp river". Ilpendam developed in the 12th century at the mouth of the Ilp as a linear settlement.
The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church built in 1656 to replace the medieval church burnt down in 1640. The tower was built in 1855.
The man standing highlighted at centre on
Rembrandt
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s
Night Watch painting is
Frans Banning Cocq. He was
Mayor
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of
Amsterdam
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, ''Lord of
Purmerland and Ilpendam'' and ''Lord of Ilpenstein castle''.
Ilpendam was a separate municipality until 1991.
Until 1872 there was a castle, called
Ilpenstein
Ilpenstein Castle (dutch: ''Ilpenstein'', ''Huis te Ilpendam'', ''Hof te Ilpendam'') was a castle of the Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam, Free and high Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam, located in Ilpendam (Waterland) ...
, of the ''Lordship of Purmerland and Ilpendam''.
Notable persons of Ilpendam
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Gerrit de Graeff (IV) van Zuid-Polsbroek (1797-1870), vrijheer van Zuid-Polsbroek, Purmerland and Ilpendam, patrician of Amsterdam
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Mona Keijzer
Maria Cornelia Gezina "Mona" Keijzer (born 9 October 1968) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant who is the minister of housing and spatial planning in the Schoof cabinet since 2024. A member of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (''BoerBu ...
(born 1968), politician
Gallery
File:Overzicht noordgevel en geveltoren met ingesnoerde spits - Ilpendam - 20403759 - RCE.jpg, Dutch Reformed church
File:Ilpendam dorpsgezicht.jpg, Street view
File:(1725-1792) Het huis Ilpenstein of Ilpendam door Aert Schouman naar Willem de Heer.jpeg, Ilpenstein Castle (18th century)
File:Dorpsstraat 12, Ilpendam.jpg, Houses in Ilpendam
See also
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Free and high Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam
References
External links
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Populated places in North Holland
Former municipalities of North Holland
Lords of Purmerland and Ilpendam
Waterland
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