Wormer

Wormer is a town inside the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Wormerland, and lies about thirteen km northwest of Amsterdam. In 2006, the city of Wormer had 12,566 population. The constructed-up vicinity of the metropolis is 16.88 km² of which water: 4.19 km² The city is situated in the Zaan district, on the eastern side of the river Zaan, throughout from Wormerveer. The town is surrounded with the aid of the character place Wormer- en Jisperveld.

The village of Oostknollendam, the polder Schaalsmeer reclaimed in 1631, the polder Enge Wormer reclaimed in 1634 and part of the Markerpolder also historically belong to the vicinity of Wormer. Wormer, together with Engewormer Wormer c.A., became a separate municipality until 1991, when it have become a part of the brand new municipality of Wormerland. The inhabitants of Wormer repulsed several assaults of the Frisians and West Frisians in 1280. Floris V, Count of Holland rewarded this with an exemption from paying toll in Holland, an essential privilege at that point. Important skirmishes between Spanish troops and the Geuzen happened in Wormer at some stage in the Eighty Years' War. At Whitsunday Pentecost 30 May 1574, 1400 Spanish soldiers attempted to capture Wormer and Jisp.