Schermerhorn is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

, and lies about 9 km south of

Heerhugowaard Heerhugowaard (; West Frisian Dutch: ''Heerhugoweard'', ''Heregeweard'' or ''De Weard'') is a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland. Heerhugowaard was previously a municipality, which merged ...

History

The village was first mentioned in the 14th century as Den Horn, and means "corner (of the dike) in the Schermer (polder)". Schermerhorn developed in the 13th century on the northern corner of the

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surrounding the former island . In 1635, it was connected to the main land and

. The Dutch Reformed church is a three aisled basilica-like church with a slender tower and needle spire. The church was built between 1634 and 1635. The are six ''polder'' mills and a wind mill museum in mill D in Schermerhorn. The museum has a glass floor in order to demonstrate the inner workings of a ''polder'' mill. In 1928, the pumping station Wilhelmina was built. Schermerhorn was home to 643 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with

Schermer Schermer () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The name came from "''skir mere''", which means "bright lake" (ref. Groenedijk, 2000). Since 2015 it has been a part of Alkmaar. The municipality of Scher ...

. In 2015, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:Schermerhorn, dorpszicht met Hervormde kerk RM33108 IMG 1567 2017-10-15 13.39.jpg, view to the village File:Traditional Dutch farm in the Schermer polder - panoramio.jpg, Farm in Schermerhorn File:Schermer Museum mill as a reliqt of ancient Dutch "polder" works to conquer the lakes and transform it into land - panoramio.jpg, Wind mills File:Schermerhorn darp.jpg, Village view in Winter

References

External links

* Former municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland Alkmaar {{NorthHolland-geo-stub