Uitgeest

Uitgeest
Municipality
Windmill Tweede Broekermolen in Uitgeest
Windmill Tweede Broekermolen in Uitgeest
Flag of Uitgeest
Flag
Coat of arms of Uitgeest
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Uitgeest in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°32′N 4°43′E / 52.533°N 4.717°E / 52.533; 4.717
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorSebastiaan Nieuwland (D66)
Area
[2]
 • Total
22.29 km2 (8.61 sq mi)
 • Land19.16 km2 (7.40 sq mi)
 • Water3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
13,632
 • Density711/km2 (1,840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1910–1911
Area code0251
Websitewww.uitgeest.nl
Windmill: windmolen De Kat

Uitgeest (Dutch pronunciation: [œytˈxeːst] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.[5]

Population centres

The municipality of Uitgeest consists of the following towns, villages and districts:

  • Assum
  • Busch en Dam
  • Groot Dorregeest
  • Uitgeest
  • Kleis
  • Waldijk

Topography


Map of the municipality of Uitgeest, June 2015

Local government

The municipal council of Uitgeest consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows:[6]

  • Progressief Uitgeest - 4 seats
  • CDA - 2 seats
  • Uitgeest Lokaal (UL) -2 seats
  • PvdA - 2 seats
  • VVD - 2 seats
  • D66 - 2 seats
  • Uitgeester vrije partij - 1 seat

Tourist information

No fewer than five windmills can be seen in the polder landscape surrounding the village. Uitgeest was the birthplace (in 1550) of Cornelis Corneliszoon, inventor of the wind-powered sawmill. An industrial heritage park, centered on sawmill De Hoop,[7] is under construction.

The village has a Reformed church dating back to the early 14th Century and lakeside marina. The 670m outdoor kart-racing track made room for new housing, so this tourist attraction was lost. Fort along Den Ham (between Uitgeest and Krommenie) was one of the 42 forts of the Stelling van Amsterdam, a 19th-century ring of fortifications around Amsterdam which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort is now a museum open to the public on Sundays.

Transportation

Uitgeest Station

Uitgeest is served by 4 trains per hour (Monday – Saturday), journey time to Amsterdam is around 20 minutes. The Stoptrein via Beverwijk and Haarlem is slower, while the journey via Zaandam passes through beautiful countryside.

  • Highway

Uitgeest is very close to the highways N8/A8 and A9. This will take you to Amsterdam in around 15 minutes. In 2010 two lanes ('spitsstroken') were added to the A9, improving the traffic to and from the Amsterdam region.

Notable residents

Peter Smit, 2008
  • Neo-Gothic church, Uitgeest
    Neo-Gothic church, Uitgeest
  • Uitgeesterweg, De Bisschop Stolpboerderij
    Uitgeesterweg, De Bisschop Stolpboerderij
  • Artsenwoning, Middelweg, Uitgeest
    Artsenwoning, Middelweg, Uitgeest
  • Provincialeweg 3 Kooghuis Farm
    Provincialeweg 3 Kooghuis Farm
  • Uitgeest - panoramio
    Uitgeest - panoramio

References

  1. ^ "Burgemeester & Wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Uitgeest. Retrieved 22 March 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 1911EG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Uitgeest". Gemeente Uitgeest (in Dutch). 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  6. ^ "Uitgeest municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  7. ^ www.dehoopuitgeest.nl