Purmerend, Market town in North Holland, Netherlands
Purmerend lies within a network of polders, including Purmer, Beemster, and Wormer, with three railway stations connecting the municipality to Amsterdam.
The settlement developed after banker Willem Eggert received permission to build Slot Purmerstein castle in 1410, leading to city rights in 1434.
The Purmerends Museum, housed in the former town hall since 1950, displays local pottery from 1900 and works by graphic artist Jac Jongert.
Three train stations serve the municipality: Purmerend Weidevenne, Purmerend Central, and Purmerend Overwhere, with regular connections to Amsterdam and surrounding areas.
The drainage of Beemster Lake in 1612 and Purmer Lake in 1622 transformed Purmerend from a fishing community into an agricultural center.
Location: Purmerend
Elevation above the sea: 0 m
GPS coordinates: 52.50500,4.96389
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:49
Beemster
5.6 km
Fort Spijkerboor
9.2 km
Etersheim
9.7 km
Slot Purmersteijn
1.5 km
Melkwegbrug, Purmerend
1.4 km
Fort aan de Nekkerweg
3.5 km
Het Schooltje van Dik Trom
9.5 km
Hervormde Kerk, Oosthuizen
7.6 km
Middenweg 196, Middenbeemster
5.2 km
P3
552 m
Axwijk
4.4 km
Fort benoorden Purmerend
3.5 km
Herkules
9.1 km
Museum Betje Wolff
5.8 km
Town Hall, De Rijp
9.8 km
Grote Kerk, De Rijp
9.8 km
Museum In 't Houten Huis
9.6 km
Saint Nicholas
1.3 km
Fort bij Kwadijk
3.5 km
Kerk in de Midden
5.8 km
Villa Clementine, Purmerend
948 m
Watertoren Kwadijk
2.7 km
Fort aan de Middenweg
5.1 km
Kerk van Etersheim
9.6 km
Banpaal in Schardam
10.7 km
Purmerends Museum
1.3 km
Church of Schermerhorn
11.8 km
Molendijk 11, Schermerhorn
12.9 kmReviews
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