Wormerveer

Wormerveer

Coat of arms

Wormerveer in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Country Netherlands
Province Noord-Holland
Municipality Zaanstad
Population 11 225

Coordinates: 52°29′N 4°47′E / 52.483°N 4.783°E / 52.483; 4.783

Wormerveer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km northwest of Amsterdam.

Wormerveer has a population of around 11,225.[1]

Wormerveer was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of the new municipality of Zaanstad.[2]

Transportation

There are 4 trains per hour from Monday to Friday to Amsterdam.

2 trains per hour operate on Saturdays and Sundays.

Notable people

References

  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2004-2010 . As of 7 February 2011.
  2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
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