Castricum

Castricum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑstrikɵm] (listen)) is a municipality and a town in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands.

Castricum
Street in Castricum
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°33′N 4°40′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MayorToon Mans (VVD)
Area
  Total60.40 km2 (23.32 sq mi)
  Land49.68 km2 (19.18 sq mi)
  Water10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
  Total35,772
  Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Castricummer
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1489, 1900–1906, 1920–1921
Area code0251
Websitewww.castricum.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Castricum, June 2015

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.

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 23 seats, which are divided as follows:

  • VVD - 5 seats
  • Castricum Kernen Gezond (CKenG) - 4 seats
  • GDB - 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.

Notable people

Wim Schermerhorn, 1946

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

See also

References

  1. "Burgemeester Toon Mans" [Mayor Toon Mans] (in Dutch). Gemeente Castricum. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 1902CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. Nico Keuning (1986). "Tirade. Year 30. #301-307". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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