Weidevenne

Weidevenne (Audio|Weidevenne.ogg|pronunciation) is a housing estate of the city of Purmerend in the Netherlands, west of the Noordhollandsch Kanaal (North Holland Canal) across from the De Gors estate. Its 14,451 inhabitants (as of 1-1-2007) [ [http://www.purmerend.nl/eCache/INT/57/164.html Purmerend.nl re demographic structure of Weidevenne (in Dutch)] ] mainly live in terraced houses. The populace of Purmerend is expected to grow to 90,000, mainly due to the continuing expansion of Weidevenne. In November 2007, the estate witnesses its tenth anniversary [ [http://www.purmerend.nl/eCache/INT/60/867.html Purmerend.nl re 10^th anniversary of Weidevenne (in Dutch)] ] .

Amenities

At the centre of the estate a shopping centre is located housing supermarkets and various specialty shops selling e.g. household articles and toys and equipped with cash dispensers [ [http://www.winkelcentrumweidevenne.nl/index.aspx Weidevenne shopping centre website (in Dutch)] ] , an outpatient clinic providing medical and dental care as well as speech therapy and physical therapy [ [http://www.weidevenne.net/ Weidevenne clinic website (in Dutch)] ] , and "Weidekerkhuis", an ecumenical meetinghouse. [ [http://www.weidekerkhuis.nl Weidekerkhuis website (in Dutch)] ] .As of 10 December 2007 Weidevenne will have a separate railway station where local trains from Hoorn will call a halt en route to Zaandam and Amsterdam [ [http://stationsweb.brinkster.net/station.asp?rec=895 Dutch railway station site re Weidevenne Station (in Dutch)] ] .

External links

* [http://www.purmerend.nl/ Purmerend Municipality website (in Dutch)]

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