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Castricum

Castricum
Municipality
Street in Castricum
Street in Castricum
Flag of Castricum
Flag
Coat of arms of Castricum
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Castricum in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°33′N 4°40′E / 52.550°N 4.667°E / 52.550; 4.667
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorBen Tap (D66)
Area
[2]
 • Total
60.40 km2 (23.32 sq mi)
 • Land49.68 km2 (19.18 sq mi)
 • Water10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
36,086
 • Density726/km2 (1,880/sq mi)
DemonymCastricummer
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1489, 1900–1906, 1920–1921
Area code0251
Websitewww.castricum.nl
Map of Castricum, June 2015
This article is about the Dutch town. For the Dutch ship that explored northern Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk, see Maarten Gerritsz Vries.

Castricum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑstrikʏm] ⓘ) 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 attracts tourists who come mainly to visit the beach and nearby dune landscape. Lake of Alkmaar-Uitgeest is in the vicinity, with facilities for sailing and windsurfing.

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 towns, villages and districts of: Castricum, Akersloot, Bakkum, De Woude and Limmen.

Transportation

The town is served by Castricum railway station. It has regular trains to Amsterdam, with a journey time of 19 minutes.

Local government

The municipal council of Castricum consists of 25 seats which, after the 2026 election, divided as follows:[5]

After 2026 a college van burgemeester en wethouders (the municipal board) was formed to include Lokaal Vitaal.[1]

Castricum aan Zee

Aerial view of Castricum aan Zee

Castricum aan Zee is the seaside resort of Castricum. It is located on the North Sea coast at 52°33′23″N 4°36′28″E / 52.5563°N 4.6077°E / 52.5563; 4.6077. 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.[6]

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.[7]

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
  • Teun Koopmeiners (born 1998 in Castricum) a Dutch footballer playing for Juventus
  • Fabian Holland (born 2002, raised in Akersloot) a New Zealand rugby player for the All Blacks

See also

  • Weide van Brasser, Castricum
    Weide van Brasser, Castricum

References

  1. ^ a b "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Castricum. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  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. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Castricum municipal election 2026". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 18 March 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Bakkum aan Zee". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Onbekende bunker uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog ontdekt". Castricummer (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  8. ^ Nico Keuning (1986). "Tirade. Year 30. #301-307". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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  • Official website
  • Castricum Info website
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