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Wimmenum
Hamlet
Windmill De Wimmenumermolen
WimmenumLocation in the NetherlandsShow map of NetherlandsWimmenumLocation in the province of North Holland in the NetherlandsShow map of North Holland
Coordinates: 52°38′21″N 4°39′21″E / 52.63917°N 4.65583°E / 52.63917; 4.65583
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Bergen
Area
• Total	3.33 km (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation	3.6 m (11.8 ft)
Population
• Total	175
• Density	53/km (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1934
Dialing code	072

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.

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

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.

References

1. ^ "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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