Ilpendam

Ilpendam is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies about 4 km south of Purmerend.

History
The man standing highlighted at center on Rembrandts Night Watch painting is Frans Banning Cocq. He was Mayor of Amsterdam, Lord of Purmerland and Ilpendam and Lord of Ilpenstein castle.

Ilpendam was a separate municipality until 1991.

In 2001, the village of Ilpendam had 1613 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.27 km², and contained 633 residences. The wider statistical area of Ilpendam has a population of around 1850.

Until 1872 there was a castle, called Ilpenstein, of the Lordship of Purmerland and Ilpendam.

Notable persons of Ilpendam

 * Mona Keijzer (born 1968), politician