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Ilpendam

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Ilpendam

Total population

1,755

Land area2.46 km²
Coordinates52.47°, 4.95°

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Area
2.46 km²
Time zone
UTC+01:00

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Overview

Ilpendam is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies about 4 km south of Purmerend. It covers an area of 2.46 km2 and had 1,780 inhabitants in 2008. Ilpendam was part of the Free and high Lordship of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam.

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History & geography

History

The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Ypeldamme, and means "dam in the Ilp river". Ilpendam developed in the 12th century at the mouth of the Ilp as a linear settlement. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church built in 1656 to replace the medieval church burnt down in 1640. The tower was built in 1855. Until 1872 there was a castle, called Ilpenstein, of the Lordship of Purmerland and Ilpendam.

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Latitude
52.4664
Longitude
4.9514
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Official Identifiers

CBS — Statistics Netherlands

CBS code
0407
Population (Wikidata)
995
Wikidata
Q34983898

Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382

Sources

  • Wikipedia
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  • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
  • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382