Ursem is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Alkmaar and 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Amsterdam and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west from Hoorn. A part of the village is located in the municipality of Alkmaar.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Urisheim, and means "settlement of Uri (person)".[4] Ursem developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation settlement. It used to be concentrated around the church, but moved southwards towards the dike.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with wooden ridge turret. It was built between 1846 and 1847 to replace a 1659 church. The Catholic St Bavo church is a three aisled church with a lean tower and was built between 1920 and 1921 to replace its 1856 predecessor.[5]
Ursem was home to 268 people in 1840.[3] Ursem was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Wester-Koggenland was created.[6]
Gallery
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Dutch Reformed Church -
Canal view -
Windmill Ondermolen O -
Wooden dike house
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
two entries minus Rustenburg; 65 people in Alkmaar
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1645JZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Ursem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Ursem". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Ursem" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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