Where is the city of Purmerend in the Netherlands?

Population pyramid of Purmerend. Purmerend (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌpʏrməˈrɛnt] (listen)) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer.

Where was the fishing village of Purmer located?

Purmerend was created out of the small fishing village Purmer, which was situated on the land between the Purmermeer ( Purmer Lake ), the Beemstermeer ( Beemster Lake) and the Wormermeer ( Wormer Lake) on the south bank of the river De Weere, which used to connect the former Purmermeer and Beemstermeer.

What kind of land was Purmerend made out of?

Purmerend lies on a swampy and watery area known as Waterland. When the first settlers began cultivating the land, consisting mostly of turf (veen), they dug ditches that run parallel to each other to drain excess water. As a side effect of this process the land began to sink.

When did Purmerend get its first weekly market?

In 1434 Purmerend was given city rights and on 21 April 1484 (some sources claim 14 April 1484) the city was given “marktrechten” (the right to organise two “ jaarmarkten ” annual markets and a “ weekmarkt ” weekly market) by Count Jan van Egmond.

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When was the schutsluis Purmerend lock built?

From 1819 till 1824 the Noordhollandsch Kanaal was constructed. It was dug along existing waterways like the Oude Vaart, which connected Purmerend to the IJ opposite Amsterdam, and along canals that connected Purmerend to Alkmaar. On 20 July 1821 the large Schutsluis Purmerend (Purmerend Lock) was completed just west of the city center.