Wimmenum

Hamlet in North Holland, Netherlands
52°38′21″N 4°39′21″E / 52.63917°N 4.65583°E / 52.63917; 4.65583CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityBergenArea • Total3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)Elevation3.6 m (11.8 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total175 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
1934[1]
Dialing code072

Wimmenum is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Bergen, about 2 km north of Egmond aan den Hoef.

It was first mentioned in the late-11th century as Wymnam. The etymology is unknown.[3]

Wimmenum was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1857, when it was merged with Egmond-Binnen.[4] It was home to 84 people in 1840.[5]

The windmill De Wimmenumermolen is a polder mill which was built in 1774. It was in service until 1951 when a pumping station was constructed. In 1967, it was restored and has an auxiliary function. In 2020, the wind mill broke its record with 1,113,518 revolutions.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1934AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Wimmenum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  5. ^ "Wimmenum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Wimmenumer molen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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