| Ursem | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Wester-Koggenland - Ursem.svg |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ursem in the municipality of Wester-Koggenland.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Koggenland Alkmaar |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -2.7 |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.98 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,850 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 1645 & 1646 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 072 |
| Coordinates: | 52.6333°N 58°W |
Ursem is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about east of Alkmaar and north of Amsterdam and west from Hoorn. A part of the village is located in the municipality of Alkmaar.[3]
The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Urisheim, and means "settlement of Uri (person)".[4] Ursem developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation settlement. It used to be concentrated around the church, but moved southwards towards the dike.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with wooden ridge turret. It was built between 1846 and 1847 to replace a 1659 church. The Catholic St Bavo church is a three aisled church with a lean tower and was built between 1920 and 1921 to replace its 1856 predecessor.[5]
Ursem was home to 268 people in 1840.[3] Ursem was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Wester-Koggenland was created.