Schagen
| Schagen | |||
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| Coordinates: 52°47′N 4°48′E / 52.783°N 4.800°ECoordinates: 52°47′N 4°48′E / 52.783°N 4.800°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Marjan van Kampen - Nouwen (CDA) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 187.28 km2 (72.31 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 167.91 km2 (64.83 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 19.37 km2 (7.48 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 46,160 | ||
| • Density | 275/km2 (710/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Schagenaar, Schager | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 1738–1759 | ||
| Area code | 0224, 0226 | ||
| Website |
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Schagen ([ˈsxaːɣə(n)]) is a city and municipality in the northwestern Netherlands. It is located between Alkmaar and Den Helder, in the region of West Friesland and the province of North Holland. It received city rights in 1415. In 2013, Schagen merged with Zijpe and Harenkarspel. Together they have formed a new municipality, which is also called Schagen. The townhall is located in the main town of Schagen.
Before the merger in 2013 the municipality of Schagen only consisted of the town of Schagen. In 2013 the municipality was extended with neighbouring municipalities. It had a population of 46,160 in 2014 and covers an area of 187.28 km2 (72.31 sq mi).
History
Schagen has been mentioned in various texts from around 975. One of them was a population count that found that 43 people were living there. Schagen was also mentioned in documents as Scagha from around 989. At this time Schagen was a center of artificial dwelling hills. Perhaps the name refers to Scagha to its location above land water: it could mean "elevated point". Some time later, there is a coastline near Schagen. When the sea retreated again at the end of the 13th century the places in the region grew. The land around Schagen was especially fertile, so it grew and remained the main town in the area.
William VI granted in 1415 city rights to the town. In 1427 Philip the Good of Burgundy loaned Schagen to his uncle William of Bronckhorst, one of the seven illegal children of Albrecht of Bavaria, and to Maria van Bronckhorst. Schagen became a fief with some regional rights in addition to its city rights, including some control over the small towns around Schagen. William ordered the castle in which he lived from 1440. In 1460 the church of Schagen, dedicated to St. Christopher, was consecrated. In 1463 Schagen received the right to hold a cattle market and became a trading town for a wider region. From 1603 an annual horse market was held in Schagen, upon authorization by the States of Holland and Westfriesland.
At the beginning of the Golden Age Schagen underwent very little growth, unlike other cities in the region: Alkmaar, Enkhuizen, Medemblik, and Hoorn. Later in the Golden Age the city benefited from the increased prosperity, but never to the degree these other cities enjoyed. Even after the Golden Age growth was limited. Partly due to the reclamation of the surrounding area, Schagen could flourish economically again in the 19th century. In particular, the cattle market played an important role. When in 1865 the railroad between Alkmaar and Den Helder came into use, the market and home industries flourished. Schagen had about 2060 inhabitants at this time.
In 1894 Schagen was schocked by a double murder, when 17-year old Klaas Boes murdered his 55-year old neighbor and her 17-year old niece.[5][6] The murder attracted wide national media attention and caused the murderer's mother to commit suicide.[7] In 1895 Klaas Boes was sentenced to life imprisonment, but this was later changed to 25 years. For years to come, "Klaas Boes" remained a stereotypical name in the Netherlands for youngsters who were up to no good. Newly appointed mayor Simon Berman headed a committee that would pay 750 guilders, donated by the residents, for the golden tip,[5] conducted several interrogations,[6][7] and received praise for the way he handled the affair.[8][9][10] Klaas Boes was released from prison in 1922 and died in 1956.
During the 20th century prosperity decreased slowly. Especially after the Second World there was a sharp decline in the agricultural sector. As Schagen did not only depended on agriculture, the decline was less than in surrounding rural communities. Around 1960 Schagen started to flourish again, though population was still below 5,000. The seventies were a large boom for Schagen. In the early nineties, the growth gradually diminished but Schagen remained relatively strong compared to neighboring nuclei and municipalities.
From 2005 to 2007, Schagen resident Johan Huibers built a ship modeled after the biblical description of Noah's Ark in Schagen. Johan's Ark was opened to the public in April 2007 and later towed between various port cities in the Netherlands.
Transportation
At Schagen railway station Intercity trains stop, providing good connectivity with Den Helder to the North and Alkmaar, Amsterdam to the South. From Amsterdam Centraal these Intercity trains continue trough Utrecht Centraal either to Eindhoven and Maastricht or to Arnhem and Nijmegen. The journey time to Amsterdams Centraal is 1 hour.
The railway station is Schagen's hub for local and regional bus services.
Politics
The municipal council of Schagen consists of 29 seats, which are divided as follows:
| Municipal council seats | |||||||||||||||
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| Party | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (PvdA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Jong En Sterker Schagen (JESS) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Vereniging Senioren Partij Schagen (VSPS) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Democrats 66 (D66) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Duurzaam Natuurlijk Alternatief (DNA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Socialist Party (SP) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Wens4U | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| ChristianUnion (CU) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| GreenLeft (GL) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 29 | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Schagen. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 1741EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Te Schagen" [In Schagen]. Het nieuws van den dag: Kleine courant (7534). 1894-08-18.
Te Schagen is door de daartoe gevormde commissie — waarvan de burgemeester, de Heer S. Berman, aan het hoofd staat — namens de ingezetenen van Schagen en omstreken, een premie van ƒ 750 uitgeloofd op het ontdekken van de moordenaars van de Wed. E. Bute en hare nicht Anna Beiers.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "De ontknooping van het drama te Schagen" [The dénouement of the drama in Schagen]. Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad 17 (5048). 1894-08-28.
Daar men wist, dat Alot niet in het bezit van veel geld kon zijn, wijl zijne moeder hem een rijksdaalder had gegeven om te Haarlem werk te zoeken, werd De Vries aangespoord van een en ander kennis te geven aan den heer Berman, burgemeester van Schagen. Deze ontbood toen Alot, om van hem de herkomst dier gelden te vernemen, 't Blijkt, dat Alot toen en later eene valsche verklaring heeft afgelegd, die de vermoedens tegen hem versterkten. [...] De ware schuldigen zijn ten slotte ontdekt, al behoort de eene — de moeder van Klaas Boes — niet meer tot het rijk der levenden.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "De moord te Schagen" [The murder in Schagen]. Het nieuws van den dag: Kleine courant (7540). 1894-08-25.
Nadat de ouders van den gearresteerden K. Boes, des middags een verhoor van meer dan twee uren bij den burgemeester van Schagen, den Heer J. [sic] Berman, hadden ondergaan, en zij in hunne woning waren teruggekeerd, welke door de politie den geheelen dag werd bewaakt, deed, des avonds te half acht ongeveer, eensklaps de verschrikkelijke mare de ronde, dat de vrouw van Boes, zich door het afsnijden van den hals met een scheermes, van het leven had beroofd.
- ↑ "De dubbele moord te Schagen" [The double murder in Schagen]. Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad 17 (5047). 1894-08-27.
Groote lof moet aan de justitie worden gebracht voor haar optreden in deze treurige zaak. Dat hare taak zwaar en vermoeiend is geweest, kan hieruit blijken, dat de officier van justitie, mr. Karseboom, met den rechtercommissaris mr. A. C. Lagerwey en den burgemeester van Schagen, den heer Berman, bijna onafgebroken, gedurende drie dagen en twee nachten, het onderzoek hebben voorgezet, zonder zich te bed te begeven.
- ↑ "Moord te Schagen" [Murder in Schagen]. Utrechts Nieuwsblad. 1894-08-03. p. 3.
In den ll. gehouden zitting van den Gemeenteraad van Schagen heeft de burgemeester, den heer Berman, eene toespraak gehouden, naar aanleiding van de aaldaar gepleegde misdaad, waarbij hij hulde bracht aan de justitie voor haar krachtig optreden. Het raadslid Roggeveen richte daarna een hartelijk woord tot den burgemeester zelf, aan wiens houding ook hulde gebracht werd.
- ↑ "Uit den Gemeenteraad te Schagen; Hulde aan justitie en politie" [From the City Council in Schagen; Praise to the judiciary and police]. Leeuwarder Courant. 1894-08-31. p. 5.
Nadat de heer Berman deze indrukwekkende woorden tot de raad had gesproken, verzocht de heer W. Roggeveen Gz., namens den Raad het woord en sprak in dezen zin tot den burgemeester: Heeft zooeven de voorzitter gesproken van de ongekende plichtsvervulling, gedurende dagen en nachten door justitie en politie in de treurige zaak betoond, wij onzerzijds weten ook, dat ook u, geachte burgemeester, niet minder ijver hebt aan den dag gelegd. Ook gij, mijnheer Berman, hebt u gedurende dagen en nachten beijverd, als hoofd der politie om de pleger der misdaad te ontdekken. Wij zijn u hier hartelijk dankbaar voor, al doet het ons leed dat u nog maar een half jaar aan het hoofd onzer gemeente staande genoodzaakt werd uwer krachten te wijden aan een treurige zaak als deze. [..] De loffelijke wijze waarop gij van uwe taak hebt gekweten, brengt ons er toe, u dank te betuigen.
External links
Media related to Schagen at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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