Castricum

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Castricum

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Castricum.JPG

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Street in Castricum

| image_flag = Castricum vlag.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

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| image_shield = Castricum wapen.svg

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| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0383 (2009).svg

| map_alt = Highlighted position of Castricum in a municipal map of North Holland

| map_caption = Location in North Holland

| coordinates = {{coord|52|33|N|4|40|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Holland

| government_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = https://www.castricum.nl/raad-en-college/burgemeester-en-wethouders

|title = Burgemeester en wethouders

|trans-title=Mayor and aldermen

|language = nl

|publisher = Gemeente Castricum

|access-date = 5 February 2024}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = VVD

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Karen Heerschop

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Castricum}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Castricum}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Castricum}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title = Postcodetool for 1902CA

|language = nl

|author =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date = 26 February 2014}}

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| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Castricum}}

| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}

| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Castricum}}

| population_demonym = Castricummer

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 1489, 1900–1906, 1920–1921

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0251

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.castricum.nl}}

| footnotes =

File:Gem-Castricum-OpenTopo.jpg

}}

{{hatnote|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 ({{IPA|nl|ˈkɑstrikʏm|-|Nl-Castricum.ogg}}) 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

File:Dorpskerkcastricum.jpg

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 2022 election, divided as follows:{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title= Castricum municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731119|access-date=5 February 2024|website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}

Lokaal Vitaal – 6 seats
VVD – 4 seats
Green Left – 4 seats
De Vrije Lijst – 3 seats
PvdA – 2 seat
CDA – 2 seats
D66 – 2 seats
Forza! – 2 seats

After 2022 the college van burgemeester en wethouders (the municipal board) was formed by Lokaal Vitaal, VVD, Green Left and CDA.

Castricum aan Zee

File:CastricumAanZee-SEP2017-1.jpg

Castricum aan Zee is the seaside resort of Castricum. It is located on the North Sea coast at {{coord|52.5563|4.6077|display=inline}}. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/bakkum-aan-zee |title=Bakkum aan Zee |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=nl}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.castricummer.nl/onbekende-bunker-uit-de-tweede-wereldoorlog-ontdekt/ |title=Onbekende bunker uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog ontdekt |website=Castricummer |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=nl}}

Notable people

File:Wim Schermerhorn 1946.jpg

Willem Jacobszoon Coster (1590 in Akersloot – 1640) Dutch colonial Governor of Zeylan in 1640
John Ton (1826 in Akersloot – 1896) an American abolitionist active in the Underground Railroad in Illinois.
Willem Schermerhorn (1894 in Akersloot – 1977) a Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1945/1946
Abraham Louis Schneiders (1925 in Castricum – 2020) a Dutch diplomat and writer{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_tir001198601_01/_tir001198601_01_0027.php |title=Tirade. Year 30. #301-307|website=Digital Library for Dutch Literature|date=1986|author=Nico Keuning|access-date=6 July 2020|language=nl}}
Jan Gmelich Meijling (1936 in Heemstede – 2012) a Dutch politician, naval officer and Mayor of Castricum from 1978 to 1985
Theo van den Boogaard (born 1948 in Castricum) a Dutch cartoonist
Henk Jaap Beentje (born 1951 in Bakkum) a Dutch botanist, works at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Sefa Jeroen Vlaarkamp (2000 in Alkmaar) a Dutch frenchcore musician

= 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

Gallery

File:Weide van Brasser, Castricum.jpg|Weide van Brasser, Castricum

References

External links

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[http://www.castricum.nl/ Official website]
[https://castricum.info/ Castricum Info website]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Castricum

| North = Bergen, Heiloo

| East = Alkmaar

| South = Heemskerk, Uitgeest

| West = North Sea

}}

Category:Municipalities of North Holland

Category:Populated places in North Holland