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Ursem

Ursem is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about east of Alkmaar and north of Amsterdam and west from Hoorn. A part of the village is located in the municipality of Alkmaar.

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Settlement.name: Ursem
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Ursum aanzicht.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Ursem wapen.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieWester-Koggenland.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Wester-Koggenland - Ursem.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ursem in the municipality of Wester-Koggenland. -->
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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== History == The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Urisheim, and means "settlement of Uri (person)". Ursem developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation settlement. It used to be concentrated around the church, but moved southwards towards the dike.