Castricum

Castricum
Municipality
Street in Castricum

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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; 4.667Coordinates: 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.

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 - 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

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester Toon Mans" [Mayor Toon Mans] (in Dutch). Gemeente Castricum. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  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. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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