Purmerend

Purmerend is an estate in , . Purmerend is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam.

Photo: Jakob van der Schley, Public domain.
is a fort in built from 1734 to 1747 at the confluence of the and rivers. It is open to the public as an open-air museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nieuw Amsterdam and Noord.

Village
Photo: -JvL-, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital of the in . It is a small coastal town situated at the confluence of the and , just across from , the country's capital.

Village
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is a resort in , located in the . Its population at the 2012 census was 9,703. is mainly an agricultural area, and has a school. is situated 4½ km southwest of Purmerend.

Hamlet
Photo: Gonggrijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former sugarcane plantation, factory and village, situated in the district of , in northern . is situated 6 km east of Purmerend.

Purmerend

Latitude
5.88333° or 5° 53′ north
Longitude
-55.1° or 55° 6′ west
Open location code
68Q6VWM2+82
Geo­Names ID
3383190
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