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Stompetoren
Sign in to saveStompetoren is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 6 km southeast of the city of Alkmaar.
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Place details
- Locality
- Stompetoren
- Region
- Noord-Holland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,920
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Stompetoren
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Stompetoren kerk 33110.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church with stubby tower
- Settlement.motto
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- LocationSchermer.png
- Settlement.image_map1
- Map NL - Schermer - Stompetoren.svg
- Settlement.map_caption1
- The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Stompetoren in the former municipality of Schermer. -->
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Holland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
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- Stompetoren
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Stompetoren is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 6 km southeast of the city of Alkmaar.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1680 as Kerck. The current name means "stubby tower" after the shape of the Dutch Reformed church tower. Stompetoren developed after the Schermer was poldered in 1635 on the intersection of the Noordervaart with the Oterlekerweg.
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