Castricum
Castricum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑstrikʏm] ) is a municipality and a town in the province of ⓘNorth Holland in the Netherlands.
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Coordinates: 52°33′N 4°40′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Toon Mans (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 60.40 km2 (23.32 sq mi) |
• Land | 49.68 km2 (19.18 sq mi) |
• Water | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 36,086 |
• Density | 726/km2 (1,880/sq mi) |
Demonym | Castricummer |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 1489, 1900–1906, 1920–1921 |
Area code | 0251 |
Website | www |
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.
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.
The municipalities of Akersloot and Limmen merged into the municipality of Castricum on 1 January 2002.
Population centres
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 25 seats, which are divided as follows:
- VVD - 5 seats
- Castricum Kernen Gezond (CKenG) - 3 seats
- GDB Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine -2 seats
- PvdA - 1 seat
- CDA - 4 seats
- Green party- 3 seats
- D66 - 2 seats
- De Vrije Lijst - 2 seats
- Forza - 1 seat
- lijst Kooter - 1 seat
- lijst van Schoonhoven - 1 seat
At the moment, the college van burgemeester en wethouders (the municipal board) is formed by the VVD, CDA and de Vrije Lijst.
Castricum aan Zee
Castricum aan Zee is the seaside resort of Castricum. It is located on the North Sea coast at 52.5563°N 4.6077°E. It used to be called Bakkum aan Zee, and mainly consists of holiday homes, camping sites and the occasional house. Duincamping Bakkum is the oldest camp site of the Netherlands. The dune area used to be owned by Sophie, Princess of Albania. In 1906, a group of nature lovers asked permission to camp. The princess granted permission, and it developed into a permanent camp site.[5]
In 1942, construction started of the Atlantic Wall to defend against an Allied invasion. As part of the wall Stützpunkt Castricum was built, and 104 bunkers were constructed in the dunes. Many have been demolished, but some are still hidden under the sand. In 2020, a previously unknown bunker was discovered buried in the sand.[6]
Notable people
- Willem Jacobszoon Coster (1590 in Akersloot – 1640) Dutch colonial Governor of Zeylan in 1640
- John Ton (1826 in Akersloot - 1896) an American abolitionist active in the Underground Railroad in Illinois.
- Willem Schermerhorn (1894 in Akersloot – 1977) a Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1945/1946
- Abraham Louis Schneiders (1925 in Castricum - 2020) a Dutch diplomat and writer[7]
- Jan Gmelich Meijling (1936 in Heemstede – 2012) a Dutch politician, naval officer and Mayor of Castricum from 1978 to 1985
- Theo van den Boogaard (born 1948 in Castricum) a Dutch cartoonist
- Henk Jaap Beentje (born 1951 in Bakkum) a Dutch botanist, works at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Sefa Jeroen Vlaarkamp (2000 in Alkmaar) a Dutch frenchcore musician
Sport
- Arjan de Zeeuw (born 1970 in Castricum) a retired Dutch footballer with 553 club caps
- Eddy Putter (born 1982 in Akersloot) a Dutch football player with over 200 club caps
- Kees Luijckx (born 1986 in Beverwijk) a Dutch footballer with over 270 club caps
- Teun Koopmeiners (born 1998 in Castricum) a Dutch footballer playing for Atalanta Bergamo
See also
- Huis van Hilde, provincial archaeology centre in Castricum
Gallery
- Weide van Brasser, Castricum
References
- "Burgemeester Toon Mans" [Mayor Toon Mans] (in Dutch). Gemeente Castricum. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "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. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- "Bakkum aan Zee". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "Onbekende bunker uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog ontdekt". Castricummer (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- Nico Keuning (1986). "Tirade. Year 30. #301-307". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
External links
- Media related to Castricum at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website