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A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
10 km · about 20 min drive
North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
Purmerend works well as a base: 10 minutes from Ilpendam, 11km from Marken.
Purmerend is a town located in North Holland, Netherlands. With a population of 80,117, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Purmerend sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Purmerend to your route.
Purmerend (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌpʏrməˈrɛnt] ) is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. Purmerend's population grew relatively slowly until the 1960s, when it increased from aroundRead more
10,000 to over 80,000 by 2020. This expansion has turned Purmerend into a commuter town; many inhabitants (14,200 in 2011) work, go to school or spend leisure time in Amsterdam. Purmerend is part of the Randstad, one of the largest conurbations in Europe.
The municipality of Beemster merged into the municipality of Purmerend on 1 January 2022. The extended municipality has a population of about 96,000.
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Purmerend is located in North Holland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.5050 latitude, 4.9597 longitude.
Purmerend has a population of approximately 80,117 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Former Zuiderzee island village on a causeway north of Amsterdam, its green-and-black wooden houses raised on stilts and mounds against floods; walk out to the Paard van Marken lighthouse on the dike.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Historic heart of Amsterdam flanked by the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Imposing 17th-century palace on Dam Square built during the Dutch Golden Age, still used for royal functions.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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The preserved hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II, a powerful memorial to the Holocaust.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Corner café on Amsterdam's Noordermarkt whose towering cinnamon-heavy appeltaart with whipped cream is widely held to be the Netherlands' best apple pie: the queue on Saturday market morning is part of the ritual.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, combining a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, and botanical garden.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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