Castricum
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| Castricum | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland </tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td>Coordinates</td> <td></td> |
| Area | 59.93 km² |
| - Land | 49.58 km² |
| - Water | 10.35 km² |
| Population (2005) | 35,340 |
| - Density | 712/km² </tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td>Mayor</td> <td>A. Emmens-Knol (PvdA)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td>Website</td> <td>www.castricum.nl |
Image:Ltspkr.pngCastricum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
On October 6, 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.
Castricum is a tourist attraction in the province North Holland. It offers tourists such attractions as the beach, the lake of Alkmaar-Uitgeest and also the dunes.
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[edit] Population centres
The municipality of Castricum is made up of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Castricum, Akersloot, Bakkum, De Woude, Limmen.
[edit] Local government
The municipal council of Castricum consists of 23 seats, which are divided as follows:
- GDB - 8 seats
- CDA - 4 seats
- VVD - 4 seats
- GroenLinks - 3 seats
- PvdA - 3 seats
- D66 - 1 seats
[edit] References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
[edit] External links
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