Purmer
Purmer is a polder and reclaimed lake in the Netherlands province of North Holland, located between the towns of Purmerend and Edam-Volendam. It is also a village located in the municipalities of Waterland and Edam-Volendam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 110 residents
- Description: polder and reclaimed lake in Purmerend, Edam-Volendam and Waterland, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Purmer”
- Postal codes: 1481 and 1482
Places of Interest
Highlights include BioWarmtecentrale De Purmer and Kras Stadion.
BioWarmtecentrale De Purmer
Power station
Photo: Hobbema, CC BY-SA 4.0.
BioWarmtecentrale De Purmer is a power station.
Kras Stadion
Stadium
Photo: Roelzzz, Public domain.
The Kras Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Volendam, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Volendam. The stadium is able to hold 6,984 people and was built in 1975. Kras Stadion is situated 3½ km east of Purmer.
Grote of Sint-Nicolaaskerk, Edam
Church
Photo: Arch, Public domain.
Grote of Sint-Nicolaaskerk, Edam is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edam and Volendam.
Edam
Photo: Microtoerisme, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edam is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. Its main claim to international fame is Edam cheese. Edam is part of the Zaanstreek-Waterland.
Volendam
Volendam is a fishing village in North Holland, 20 km north of Amsterdam. Sometimes called "the pearl of the Zuiderzee", this place is a highly popular tourist destination.
Kwadijk
Village
Photo: Marjon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kwadijk is a village and former municipality in the northwest Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam in the Dutch province of North Holland. Kwadijk is situated 3½ km northwest of Purmer.
Purmer
- Categories: polder, village, cadastral populated place in the Netherlands, lake, and locality
- Location: Purmerend, Zaanstreek-Waterland, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.50254° or 52° 30′ 9″ northLongitude
5.02027° or 5° 1′ 13″ eastPopulation
110Elevation
-4 metres (-13 feet)Open location code
9F47G23C+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 452488577OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2748415Wikidata ID
Q2012001
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Purmer” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Purmer”
- Catalan: “Purmer”
- Chinese: “Purmer”
- Dutch: “Purmer”
- Dutch: “Purmermeer”
- French: “Purmer”
- Irish: “Purmer”
- Japanese: “プルメル”
- Luxembourgish: “Purmer”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Purmer”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Purmer”
- Ukrainian: “Пюрмер”
- Western Frisian: “Purmer”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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