Ilpendam

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Ilpendam

Total population

1,755

Land area2.46 km²

Coordinates52.47°, 4.95°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Piet Zwart

Dutch typography designer, architect, photographer and industrial designer (1885-1977)

Henk Groot

Dutch footballer (1938–2022)

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Ericus Gerhardus van de Stadt

Dutch yacht designer (1910-1999)

A

Albert Jan Rozeman

Dutch Righteous Among the Nations (1914–1944)

J

Jaap Luttge

Dutch painter (1904-1989)

Willem Pieter Steijn

Dutch conductor and composer (1910–2004)

Rianna Galiart

Dutch sportsperson and athletics competitor

Cornelis Jan Snuif

Dutch historian (1873-1929)

Hendrik Ero

Cees Groot

Dutch footballer (1932-1988)

Martinus W. Woerdeman

university teacher, embryology, anatomy, histology

Carry Tefsen

Dutch presenter, actor and television actor (born 1938)

P

Pieter Krijt

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Anna Maria Tobbe

Dutch pharmacist

Arjan Postma

Dutch park ranger

Erasmus Smit

Dutch missionary (1778-1863)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Holland

• Purmerland
  1.5 mi away · pop. 360
• Watergang
  1.9 mi away · pop. 545
• Den Ilp
  2.1 mi away · pop. 975
• Purmerend
  2.5 mi away · pop. 95,912
• Broek in Waterland
  3 mi away · pop. 2,715
• Landsmeer
  3 mi away · pop. 10,140
• Neck
  3.3 mi away · pop. 960
• Wijdewormer
  3.4 mi away · pop. 595
• Zuidoostbeemster
  3.4 mi away · pop. 2,915
• Monnickendam
  3.7 mi away · pop. 9,790
• Oostzaan
  3.7 mi away · pop. 9,730
• Katwoude
  3.9 mi away · pop. 315

Browse all places in North Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-07-05

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-07-05

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-07-05

White-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus lucorum

Seen 2026-07-05

Early Bumble Bee

Bombus pratorum

Seen 2026-07-05

Bombus pascuorum moorselensis

Bombus pascuorum moorselensis

Seen 2026-07-05

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-07-05

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-07-05

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-07-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers