Editing Schermer

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| subdivision_name2       = [[Alkmaar]]
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'''Schermer''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈsxɛrmər|-|420 Schermer.ogg}}) is a former municipality in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Holland]]. The name comes from "''skir mere''", which means "bright lake".<ref>{{cite book |author=Groenedijk, T.|title=Nederlandse plaatsnamen|year=2000|publisher=Slingenberg Boekproducties|location=Hoogeveen, Netherlands|isbn=9789027420978}}</ref> Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of [[Alkmaar]].

The [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] of Schermer included not only the Schermer [[polder]], but also the polders of [[Oterleek]], [[Mijzenpolder]] and [[Eilandspolder]].

== History ==
Around 800 AD, the area that was the municipality of Schermer was covered in [[peat]], and a small river called the Schermer flowed through it. Because of peat-digging and storm floods, this small river had by 1250 developed into an inland lake with an open connection with the [[Zuider Zee|Zuyderzee]]. In the 17th century private investors started draining the largest part of the lake, leaving the southern part, the Alkmaardermeer, intact. In 1635, {{convert|47.7|km2|abbr=on}} of polder was drained, whereupon the land was divided among the shareholders. In 1970, the village of [[Zuid- en Noord-Schermer]] was merged into Schermer.<ref>Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. {{cite web|url=http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr%3D20061061 |title=KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina |accessdate=December 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 |archivedate=February 20, 2007 }}</ref>

== Population centres ==
The municipality of Schermer included the following small towns and villages: [[Driehuizen, Schermer|Driehuizen]], [[Grootschermer]], [[Oterleek]], [[Schermerhorn]], [[Stompetoren]], [[Zuidschermer]]. The latter two are located in the Schermer polder.

===Topography===
[[File:2013-Schermer.jpg|470px]]<br/>''Map of the municipality of Schermer, 2013.''

== Local government ==

The municipal council of Schermer consisted of eleven seats, which were divided as follows at the [[2010 Dutch municipal elections|2010 local elections]]:<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2010|title=Schermer municipal election 2010|url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20100303/633387 |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>

* Schermer Belang - 4 seats
* [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] - 3 seats
* [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] - 2 seats
* [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]] - 2 seats

There was an election in November 2014 for the council of the new merged Alkmaar municipality that commenced work on 1 January 2015, replacing Schermer council.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 November 2014|title=Alkmaar municipal election 2014|url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20141119 |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.schermer.nl Official website]

[[Category:Alkmaar]]
[[Category:Polders of North Holland]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of North Holland]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2015]]