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Uitgeest

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Uitgeest

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Uitgeest Tweede Broekermolen.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Windmill Tweede Broekermolen in Uitgeest

| image_flag = Uitgeest vlag.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Coat of arms of Uitgeest.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0450 (2009).svg

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

| map_caption = Location in North Holland

| coordinates = {{coord|52|32|N|4|43|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 = http://www.uitgeest.nl/bestuur-politiek/college/

|title = Burgemeester & Wethouders

|trans-title = Mayor and aldermen

|language = nl

|publisher = Gemeente Uitgeest

|access-date = 22 March 2014}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = D66

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Sebastiaan Nieuwland

| unit_pref = Metric

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

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

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

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

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

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

|title = Postcodetool for 1911EG

|language = nl

|author =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date = 22 March 2014}}

| elevation_m = 1

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_min_footnotes =

| elevation_min_m =

| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}

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

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

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

| population_demonym =

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 1910–1911

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0251

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

| footnotes =

}}

File:Uitgeest, windmolen De Kat RM35853 IMG 9919 2019-06-17 15.56.jpg

Uitgeest ({{IPA|nl|œytˈxeːst|-|Nl-Uitgeest.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-05 |title=Uitgeest |url=https://www.uitgeest.nl/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Gemeente Uitgeest |language=nl}}

Population centres

The municipality of Uitgeest consists of the following towns, villages and districts:

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  • Assum
  • Busch en Dam
  • Groot Dorregeest
  • Uitgeest
  • Kleis
  • Waldijk

}}

= Topography =

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Map of the municipality of Uitgeest, June 2015

Local government

The municipal council of Uitgeest consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows:{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Uitgeest municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731091|access-date=24 May 2024|website=verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}

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  • Progressief Uitgeest - 4 seats
  • CDA - 2 seats
  • Uitgeest Lokaal (UL) -2 seats
  • PvdA - 2 seats
  • VVD - 2 seats
  • D66 - 2 seats
  • Uitgeester vrije partij - 1 seat

}}

Tourist information

No fewer than five windmills can be seen in the polder landscape surrounding the village. Uitgeest was the birthplace (in 1550) of Cornelis Corneliszoon, inventor of the wind-powered sawmill. An industrial heritage park, centered on sawmill De Hoop,[http://www.dehoopuitgeest.nl www.dehoopuitgeest.nl] is under construction.

The village has a Reformed church dating back to the early 14th Century and lakeside marina. The 670m outdoor kart-racing track made room for new housing, so this tourist attraction was lost. Fort along Den Ham (between Uitgeest and Krommenie) was one of the 42 forts of the Stelling van Amsterdam, a 19th-century ring of fortifications around Amsterdam which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort is now a museum open to the public on Sundays.

Transportation

File:Station Uitgeest voorplein.jpg

Uitgeest is served by 4 trains per hour (Monday – Saturday), journey time to Amsterdam is around 20 minutes. The Stoptrein via Beverwijk and Haarlem is slower, while the journey via Zaandam passes through beautiful countryside.

  • Highway

Uitgeest is very close to the highways N8/A8 and A9. This will take you to Amsterdam in around 15 minutes. In 2010 two lanes ('spitsstroken') were added to the A9, improving the traffic to and from the Amsterdam region.

Notable residents

File:Peter Smit.JPG

Gallery

File:0450-U26-Langebuurt35.JPG|Neo-Gothic church, Uitgeest

File:Uitgeesterweg 27 De Bisschop Stolpboerderij 25-4-11 .1.JPG|Uitgeesterweg, De Bisschop Stolpboerderij

File:0450-U49-Middelweg38.JPG|Artsenwoning, Middelweg, Uitgeest

File:Provincialeweg 3 Het Kooghuis Boerderij 26-4-11 .1.JPG|Provincialeweg 3 Kooghuis Farm

File:Uitgeest - panoramio.jpg|Uitgeest - panoramio

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.uitgeest.nl Official website]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Uitgeest

| Northeast = Alkmaar

| Southeast = Zaanstad

| Southwest = Heemskerk

| Northwest = Castricum

}}

{{North Holland Province}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Municipalities of North Holland

Category:Populated places in North Holland