Schermer

Schermer pronunciation  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.

For the bridge player, see John Schermer.
Schermer
Former municipality
Polder in Schermer
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°37′N 4°49′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityAlkmaar
Area
 • Total64.39 km2 (24.86 sq mi)
 • Land61.39 km2 (23.70 sq mi)
 • Water3.00 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Elevation−3 m (−10 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[3]
 • Totaldata missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1636, 1840–1847
Area code072
Websitewww.schermer.nl

The municipality of Schermer included not only the Schermer polder, but also the polders Oterleek, Mijzenpolder, and Eilandspolder.

History

Around 800 AD, the area that was the municipality of Schermer was covered in peat, and a small river called the Schermer flowed through it. Because of peat-digging by man, and storm floods, this small river had by 1250 developed into an inland lake with an open connection with the Zuyderzee. In the 17th century private investors started draining the largest part of the lake, leaving the southern part, the Alkmaardermeer, intact. In 1635, 47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi) of polder was drained, whereupon the land was divided among the shareholders. In 1970, the village of Zuid- en Noord-Schermer was merged into Schermer.[4]

Population centres

The municipality of Schermer consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Driehuizen, Grootschermer, Oterleek, Schermerhorn, Stompetoren, Zuidschermer. The latter two are located in the Schermer polder.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Schermer, 2013.

Local government

The municipal council of Schermer consisted of eleven seats, which were divided as follows:

  • CDA - 3 seats
  • Gemeentebelangen - 3 seats
  • SGOL - 2 seats
  • VVD - 2 seats
  • PvdA - 1 seat

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. "Postcodetool for 1841GB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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