Castricum
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Castricum | |||
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Municipality | |||
 Street in Castricum | |||
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 Location in North Holland | |||
| Coordinates: 52°33′N 4°40′E / 52.550°N 4.667°E / 52.550; 4.667Coordinates: 52°33′N 4°40′E / 52.550°N 4.667°E / 52.550; 4.667 | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Government [1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Toon Mans (VVD) | ||
| Area [2] | |||
| • Total | 60.37 km2 (23.31 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 49.67 km2 (19.18 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 10.70 km2 (4.13 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation [3] | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population (August 2017)[4] | |||
| • Total | 35,439 | ||
| • Density | 713/km2 (1,850/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Castricummer | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode | 1489, 1900–1906, 1920–1921 | ||
| Area code | 0251 | ||
| Website | www.castricum.nl | ||
Castricum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑstrikɵm] (
listen)) is a municipality and a town in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands.
Castricum is a seaside town in the province of North Holland. It draws in a fair share of tourists who mainly come to visit the beach and nearby dune landscape. In Castricum's vicinity there is also the lake of Alkmaar-Uitgeest which offers various sailing and windsurfing opportunities.
Contents
1 History
2 Population centres
3 Transportation
4 Local government
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History
On 6 October 1799, a Franco-Dutch army under Guillaume Brune defeated an Anglo-Russian army under Ralph Abercromby and the Duke of York in the Battle of Castricum.
Population centres
Dutch Topographic map of Castricum, June 2015
The municipality of Castricum is made up of the following towns, villages and/or districts: Castricum, Akersloot, Bakkum, De Woude, Limmen.
Transportation
The town is served by Castricum railway station. From here there are 4 trains an hour to Amsterdam, with a journey time of 28 minutes.
Local government
The municipal council of Castricum consists of 23 seats, which are divided as follows:
VVD - 5 seats- Castricum Kern(en) Gezond (CKenG) - 4 seats
- GDB[1] - 3 seats
PvdA - 3 seats
CDA - 3 seats
GroenLinks - 2 seats
D66 - 2 seats- De Vrije Lijst - 1 seat
At the moment, the college van burgemeester en wethouders (the municipal board) is formed by the VVD, CKenG, CDA and D66.
See also
Huis van Hilde, provincial archaeology centre in Castricum
References
^ "Burgemeester Toon Mans" [Mayor Toon Mans] (in Dutch). Gemeente Castricum. Retrieved 26 February 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "Postcodetool for 1902CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
External links
Media related to Castricum at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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