Jisp is a village in the
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province of
North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of
Wormerland
Wormerland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Population centres
The municipality of Wormerland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
It borders the municipalities of:
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, and lies about 8 km west of
Purmerend
Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and in the region of West Friesland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the ...
.
History
Jisp, in older forms Gispe (1328, 1387), Gyspe (1344), is named after a river with the same name, that had an open connection to the
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...
. Its river name is a composite of 'gis' and 'apa'. The first part means 'gisten', ''to foam''. The second part has the meaning of ''water'', indicating a place where by tidal influences ''foaming water'' occurred. River names containing 'apa' have possibly an prehistoric and
Celtic origin, dating back to a period where humans did only live in the area in certain periods of the year to herd their cattle.
Jisp is a former
whaling
Whaling is the process of hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution.
It was practiced as an organized industry ...
village. It used to be an island in the
Zuiderzee
The Zuiderzee or Zuider Zee (; old spelling ''Zuyderzee'' or ''Zuyder Zee'') was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, extending about 100 km (60 miles) inland and at most 50 km (30 miles) wide, with an ov ...
.
It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it merged with
Wormer
Wormer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wormerland, and lies about 13 km northwest of Amsterdam.
The town is situated in the Zaan district, on the eastern side of the river Zaan, acros ...
and
Wijdewormer to form the new municipality of
Wormerland
Wormerland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Population centres
The municipality of Wormerland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
It borders the municipalities of:
...
.
Geography
Jisp is located in the
Wormer- en Jisperveld.
Demographics
In 2001, the village of Jisp had 318 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 4.3 km², and contained 116 residences.
The statistical area "Jisp", which also can include the surrounding countryside, had a population of 1110 in 2020.
References
External links
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Winter flight over the village of Jisp
Former municipalities of North Holland
Populated places in North Holland
Wormerland
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