Castricum

Castricum
Castricum
Municipality
	Street in Castricum
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Holland
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Toon Mans (VVD)
Area
• Total	60.40 km2 (23.32 sq mi)
• Land	49.68 km2 (19.18 sq mi)
• Water	10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	36,086
• Density	726/km2 (1,880/sq mi)
Demonym	Castricummer
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	1489, 1900–1906, 1920–1921
Area code	0251
Website	www.castricum.nl

Castricum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑstrikɵm] ^ⓘ) 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 draws in a fair share of tourists who mainly come to visit the beach and nearby dune landscape. In Castricum's vicinity there is also the lake of Alkmaar-Uitgeest which offers various sailing and windsurfing opportunities.

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

Dutch Topographic map of Castricum, June 2015

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.

References

^ "Burgemeester Toon Mans" (in Dutch). Gemeente Castricum. Retrieved 26 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 1902CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

Media related to Castricum at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[mayor_now-1] "Burgemeester Toon Mans" (in Dutch). Gemeente Castricum. Retrieved 26 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 1902CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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