Heiloo

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Heiloo

| settlement_type = Municipality and town

| image_skyline = Heiloo.JPG

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Heiloo town centre

| image_flag = Heiloo vlag 2021.svg

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| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0399 (2009).svg

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

| map_caption = Location in North Holland

| coordinates = {{coord|52|36|N|4|43|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Holland

| government_footnotes = {{cite web

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|title = Samenstelling college

|trans-title = Members of the board

|language = nl

|publisher = Gemeente Heiloo

|access-date = 6 March 2014

|archive-date = 14 October 2012

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|url-status = dead

}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = D66

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Mascha ten Bruggencate

| unit_pref = Metric

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

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

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

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

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

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

|title=Postcodetool for 1851JA

|language=nl

|work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher=Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date=6 March 2014

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|archive-date=21 September 2013

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

| population_demonym = Heilooënaar, Heilooër

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 1850–1852

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 072

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

| footnotes =

}}

File:Gem-Heiloo-OpenTopo.jpg

Heiloo ({{IPA|nl|ɦɛiˈloː|-|Nl-Heiloo.ogg}}) is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. The community is part of the cooperation region Kennemerland and is located in the historical region of West Friesland. Heiloo had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Heiloo}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}.

Origins of the name

Heiloo (from the Dutch heilige loo, "sacred forest") was given its name because Saint Willibrord was said to have performed a miracle there around 690 and created a church on a small hill.

Notable attractions

It has a town hall dating from 1926 and a church from the 12th century known as the Witte Kerk.{{cite web |url=http://www.wittekerkheiloo.nl/geschiedenis.php |title=Geschiedenis |access-date=2012-07-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201417/http://www.wittekerkheiloo.nl/geschiedenis.php |archive-date=7 January 2012}} In the late Middle Ages a Marian shrine came into being for Our Lady to Need (Onze Lieve Vrouwe ter Nood). The chapel was partially destroyed in 1573 during the Spanish Siege of Alkmaar, and it was completely demolished in 1637.{{Cite book|last=Thiers|first=Ottie|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/66467176|title='t Putje van Heiloo : bedevaarten naar O.L. Vrouw ter Nood|date=2005|publisher=Verloren|isbn=90-6550-858-9|location=Hilversum|pages=20–23|oclc=66467176}} Before it was razed to the ground, the Alkmaar painter [https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/images/1812 Gerrit Pietersz. de Jongh] depicted a family on a pilgrimage at the ruins of the single wall left remaining after the siege.{{Cite web|title=Adlib Internet Server 6 {{!}} Details|url=https://adlib.catharijneconvent.nl/Details/collect/41722|access-date=2022-01-19|website=adlib.catharijneconvent.nl}} Pilgrimage started to flourish again in 1713 when a spring started to sprout where the chapel had stood.{{Cite book|last=Thiers|first=Ottie|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/66467176|title='t Putje van Heiloo : bedevaarten naar O.L. Vrouw ter Nood|date=2005|publisher=Verloren|isbn=90-6550-858-9|location=Hilversum|pages=31|oclc=66467176}}{{Cite web|title=Adlib Internet Server 6 {{!}} Details|url=https://adlib.catharijneconvent.nl/Details/collect/51675|access-date=2022-01-19|website=adlib.catharijneconvent.nl}} The Marian sanctuary, situated outside the village in a so-called procession park, is one of the major pilgrimage destinations in the Netherlands, attracting pilgrims mainly from the diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam.

In the 1950s and 1960s the population grew quickly as many residents of Amsterdam moved to the area. Many residents work and attend school in the neighbouring city of Alkmaar.

Sporting clubs

  • FCC Boscrossers[http://www.boscrossers.nl/ www.boscrossers.nl] – The local BMX club has produced 5 World Champions,[http://www.boscrossers.nl/php/?page_id=19 www.boscrossers.nl (2)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319000455/http://www.boscrossers.nl/php/?page_id=19 |date=19 March 2014 }} 4 European Champions and many National Champions. The 2013 17-24-year-old Double World Champion for 20" and Cruiser Class was Robin Van Der Kolk,{{cite web |url=http://robinvanderkolk.com/ |title=Robin van der Kolk #186 :: Home |access-date=2014-03-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318224517/http://robinvanderkolk.com/ |archive-date=18 March 2014}} who won both titles in Auckland New Zealand.
  • AV Trias – The local athletics club has produced 2 Olympic athletes, Lisanne de Witte and Laura de Witte.

Local government

The municipal council of Heiloo consists of 19 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows:{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Heiloo municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731114|access-date=23 April 2024|website=verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}

  • Heiloo 2000 – 5 seats
  • VVD – 3 seats
  • PvdA – 3 seats
  • D66 – 3 seats
  • CDA – 2 seats
  • Local Interest Heiloo (Gemeentebelangen) – 2 seats
  • Heiloo Local – 1 seat

Current mayor: Mascha ten Bruggencate (D66).

Railway connections

Connections from Heiloo railway station include: Alkmaar, Hoorn, Uitgeest, Zaandam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, 's-Hertogenbosch, Eindhoven, The Hague, Weert, Roermond, Maastricht and Heerlen.

Until October 2013 there was a second stop on the railway line between Heiloo and Limmen, used once a month to bring pilgrims to the nearby chapel. The name of both station and chapel was 'Onze lieve vrouwe ter nood' or 'Our Lady to Need'; the station was known as Runxputte until 1914. One of the platforms was demolished in 1997 for safety reasons.{{Cite web |url=http://stationsweb.brinkster.net/station.asp?station=olvternood |title=tijdelijke halte Onze Lieve Vrouwe ter Nood - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb |access-date=11 April 2008 |archive-date=17 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517041042/http://stationsweb.brinkster.net/station.asp?station=olvternood |url-status=dead }}

Notable residents

  • Marie Jungius (1864–1908), educator, writer, and activist{{Cite web |last=Strijland |first=Arlette |date=2019-02-22 |title=Marie Jungius – biografie |trans-title=Marie Jungius – biography |url=https://atria.nl/nieuws-publicaties/bijzondere-vrouwen/vrouwelijke-pioniers/marie-jungius-biografie/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=Atria |language=nl}}
  • Cornelis Ouwehand (1920–1996) anthropologist and a scholar of Japanese folklore

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  • Jos van Kemenade (1937–2020) politician and sociologist
  • Jos Brink (1942–2007), television and theater personality [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109557/ IMDb Database] retrieved 25 January 2020
  • Guus Janssen (born 1951), composer and pianist
  • Jacques Zoon (born 1961), flautist
  • Maarten van Roozendaal (1962–2013) a Dutch singer, comedian and songwriter [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0740562/ IMDb Database] retrieved 25 January 2020
  • Lars Oostveen (born 1976) stage name Lawrence Ray, is a Dutch presenter, producer and actor [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649020/ IMDb Database] retrieved 25 January 2020

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Gallery

File:Sint Paulus, Heiloo.JPG|Sint Paulus, Heiloo

File:Brug tussen het hoekstuk en de vlei - Heiloo 5-5-2009 - panoramio.jpg|Bridge between the hoekstuk and the vlei, Heiloo

File:S.M. Glorieux, Heiloo.JPG|S.M. Glorieux, Heiloo

File:Voorgevel en rechter zijgevel - Heiloo - 20396796 - RCE.jpg|Local house, Heiloo

References

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