Velsen

Velsen
Municipality

Aerial view of Velsen

Flag

Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Velsen in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°28′N 4°37′E / 52.467°N 4.617°E / 52.467; 4.617Coordinates: 52°28′N 4°37′E / 52.467°N 4.617°E / 52.467; 4.617
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Government[1]
  Body Municipal council
  Mayor Amy Koopmanschap (GreenLeft)
Area[2]
  Total 63.05 km2 (24.34 sq mi)
  Land 44.78 km2 (17.29 sq mi)
  Water 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 6 m (20 ft)
Population (February 2017)[4]
  Total 67,294
  Density 1,503/km2 (3,890/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Velsenaar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 1950–1951, 1970–1992, 2070–2082
Area code 023, 0251, 0255
Website www.velsen.nl
Velsen, monumental house

Velsen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛlzə(n)]) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal.

On the north side of the North Sea Canal there is a major steel plant, Tata Steel IJmuiden, formerly known as Koninklijke Hoogovens (the town of IJmuiden is actually located south of the canal). The headquarters of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij is located in IJmuiden.

The Kennemerstrand beach on the south side of the canal is at the end of the Kennemerboulevard, which runs south of the Seaport Marina.

To the south is the beach of Bloemendaal aan Zee. In between is a nude beach.

Population centres

The municipality of Velsen consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Velsen, June 2015

Transport

In Velsen, there are the following connections across the North Sea Canal:

Also there used to be the Fast Flying Ferry to Amsterdam.[6] There used to be a railway link between IJmuiden and Amsterdam, the IJmondlijn until 1999, when it was closed.

Local government

Velsen in 1867. The North Sea Canal is shown as planned and partially under construction.

The municipal council of Velsen consists of 33 seats, which are divided now (2010) as follows:

History

The ruins of a Roman naval base at Velsen are believed to be ancient Flevum[7], which is listed as Phleoum, Romanized to Phleum, in Ptolemy (2.10).

Twin towns

Velsen is twinned with the port city of Galle in southern Sri Lanka and city of Bergisch Gladbach in the west of Germany.

References

  1. "Waarnemend burgemeester A.E. Koopmanschap" [Interim Mayor A.E. Koopmanschap] (in Dutch). Gemeente Velsen. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 1971EN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. www.connexxion.nl
  6. www.connexxion.nl
  7. Image of Roman Flevum
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.