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Ursem
North Hollandvillage
Ursem
Total population
2,655
Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
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.
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History
The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Urisheim, and means "settlement of Uri (person)". 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. 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.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves38,675
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves34,418
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves32,494
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves30,805
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves29,386
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves28,874
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves27,661
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves26,807
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2008-10-1119 km WNW of Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Holland
- Rustenburg0.7 mi away · pop. 205
- Wogmeer1.7 mi away · pop. 280
- Schermerhorn1.8 mi away · pop. 1,275
- Hensbroek2.1 mi away · pop. 1,355
- De Goorn2.3 mi away · pop. 3,575
- Oterleek2.4 mi away · pop. 635
- Avenhorn2.5 mi away · pop. 2,955
- Spierdijk2.7 mi away · pop. 1,600
- Stompetoren3.2 mi away · pop. 1,900
- Obdam3.4 mi away · pop. 5,895
- Heerhugowaard3.5 mi away · pop. 54,950
- Grootschermer3.6 mi away · pop. 715
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
CBS — Statistics Netherlands
- CBS code
- 0452
- Population (Wikidata)
- 616
- Wikidata
- Q1977907
Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382