Castricum
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| 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 (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 34,263 | ||
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Castricummer | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 1489, 1900–1906, 1920–1921 | ||
| Area code | 0251 | ||
| Website | www |
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Castricum (Audio file "Nl-Castricum.ogg" not found) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
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 one also finds the lake of Alkmaar-Uitgeest which offers various sailing and windsurfing opportunities.
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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 Kern(en) Gezond (CKenG) - 4 seats
- GDB[1] - 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
- Huis van Hilde, provincial archaeology centre in Castricum
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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