About the town » Wormer, Gemeente Wormerland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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Wormer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wormerland, and lies about 13 km northwest of Amsterdam. In 2006, the town of Wormer had 12566 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town is 16.88 km² . The town is situated in the Zaan district, on the eastern side of the river Zaan, across from Wormerveer. The town is surrounded by the nature area Wormer- en Jisperveld. The village of Oostknollendam, the polder Schaalsmeer (reclaimed in 1631), the polder Enge Wormer (reclaimed in 1634) and a part of the Markerpolder also historically belong to the area of Wormer. Wormer was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became a part of the new municipality of Wormerland.