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Wimmenum

Coordinates: 52°38′21″N 4°39′21″E / 52.63917°N 4.65583°E / 52.63917; 4.65583
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Wimmenum
Hamlet
Windmill De Wimmenumermolen
Windmill De Wimmenumermolen
Wimmenum is located in Netherlands
Wimmenum
Wimmenum
Location in the Netherlands
Wimmenum is located in North Holland
Wimmenum
Wimmenum
Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°38′21″N 4°39′21″E / 52.63917°N 4.65583°E / 52.63917; 4.65583
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityBergen
Area
 • 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

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  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.