Castricum

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Castricum


flag_size = 125px
image_shield = Castricum wapen.pngshield_size = 125px


mapsize = 275px
map_caption = Location of Castricum.
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = North Holland
leader_name = A. Emmens-Knol
leader_party = PvdA
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 59.92
area_land_km2 = 49.50
area_water_km2 = 10.42
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 34830
population_density_km2 = 704
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52.55
latNS = N
longd = 4.67
longEW = E
website = [http://www.castricum.nl www.castricum.nl]

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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.

Population centres

The municipality of Castricum is made up of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Castricum, Akersloot, Bakkum, De Woude, Limmen.

Local government

The municipal council of Castricum consists of 23 seats, which are divided as follows:

* GDB [http://www.gdbcastricum.nl] - 8 seats
* CDA - 4 seats
* VVD - 4 seats
* GroenLinks - 3 seats
* PvdA - 3 seats
* D66 - 1 seats

References

* Statistics are taken from the [http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem92nh.htm SDU Staatscourant]

External links

* [http://www.castricum.nl/ Official website of Castricum]
* [http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeentecastricum/ A map of Castricum]