Bakkum

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| name = Bakkum

| settlement_type = Village

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| native_name_lang = nl

| image_skyline = Bakkum NH.JPG

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| pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland

| pushpin_label_position = top

| pushpin_mapsize = 250

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Holland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Castricum

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 1901AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 27 April 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 1.3

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| area_total_km2 = 5.00

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=27 April 2022 |quote=two entries}}

| population_total = 2,585

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 1901

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0251

| coordinates = {{Coord|52|34|N|4|39|E|type:city(2680)|display=inline, title}}

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Bakkum is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum and lies about 12 km southwest of Alkmaar. It has three satellites: the village of {{ill|Bakkum-Noord|nl}}, the hamlet {{ill|Noord Bakkum|nl}} and Bakkum aan Zee which is nowadays called {{ill|Castricum aan Zee|nl}}.

The village was first mentioned in the late-11th century as Bachem, and means "settlement on a height".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/bakkum |title=Bakkum - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=nl}} Bakkum used to be a heerlijkheid. In 1749, it was sold to Nicolaas Geelvinck who was Lord of Castricum among others.{{cite news|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu11_01/sten009monu11_01_0028.php |title=Bakkum |author=Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |year=2006 |language=nl |access-date=27 April 2022}}

In 1812, Bakkum became a part of the municipality of Castricum.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/bakkum |title=Bakkum |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=nl}} Some tourism developed in the early 20th century, but Bakkum never developed into a seaside resort town. After World War II, it started to form a single urban area with Castricum.