Schermer
Sign in to saveSchermer () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The name comes from "skir mere", which means "bright lake". Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Alkmaar.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Schermer
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- Former municipality
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- Schermer polder 1.jpg
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- Polder in Schermer
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- Schermer vlag.svg
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- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Schermer.svg
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- 100x80px
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- Map - NL - Municipality code 0458 (2009).svg
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- Highlighted position of Schermer in a municipal map of North Holland
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- Location in North Holland
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- North Holland
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- Municipality
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- Alkmaar
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- Metric
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Schermer () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The name comes from "skir mere", which means "bright lake". Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Alkmaar.
The municipality of Schermer included not only the Schermer polder, but also the polders of Oterleek, Mijzenpolder and Eilandspolder.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Schermer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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