Castricum
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Area (2006) | |||
| - Total | 59.92 km² (23.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 49.50 km² (19.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 10.42 km² (4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| - Total | 34,830 | ||
| - Density | 704/km² (1,823.4/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website: www.castricum.nl | |||
Castricum 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:
[edit] References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
[edit] External links
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