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:''For the place with the same name in [[Commewijne District]] of [[Suriname]], see: [[Alkmaar (Suriname)]].''
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
{{Infobox Settlement
|Type = F1
|official_name = Alkmaar
|Country = Malaysia
|image_skyline = Alkmaar Accijnstoren.jpg
|Grand Prix = Malaysian
|imagesize = 230px
|Image = Sepang.svg
|image_caption =
|Caption = The Sepang Circuit
|image_flag = Alkmaar flag.png
|Date = March 19
|flag_size = 120x100px
|Year = 2006
|image_shield = Wapen van Alkmaar bewerkt.PNG
|Official name = VIII [[Petronas]] [[Malaysian Grand Prix]]
|shield_size = 120x100px
|Race_No = 2
|image_map = Dutch Municipality Alkmaar 2006.png
|Season_No = 18
|mapsize = 280px
|Location = [[Sepang International Circuit]]<br>[[Sepang]], [[Selangor]], [[Malaysia]]
|subdivision_type = Country
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]]
|Course_mi = 3.44
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|Course_km = 5.54
|subdivision_name1 = [[North Holland]]
|Distance_laps = 56
|area_footnotes = (2006)
|Distance_mi = 192.878
|area_total_km2 = 31.22
|Distance_km = 310.408
|area_land_km2 = 29.51
|Weather = Fine
|area_water_km2 = 1.71
|Pole_Driver = [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|population_as_of = 1 January 2007
|Pole_Team = [[Renault F1|Renault]]
|population_note = Source: [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]], [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline].
|Pole_Time = 1:33.840
|settlement_type = Municipality
|Pole_Country = Italy
|population_total = 94216
|Fast_Driver = [[Fernando Alonso]]
|population_density_km2 = 3193
|Fast_Team = [[Renault F1|Renault]]
|timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|Fast_Time = 1:34.803
|Fast_Lap = 45
|utc_offset = +1
|timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|Fast_Country = Spain
|utc_offset_DST = +2
|First_Driver = [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|latd = 52.63
|First_Team = [[Renault F1|Renault]]
|latNS = N
|First_Country = Italy
|longd = 4.75
|Second_Driver = [[Fernando Alonso]]
|longEW = E
|Second_Team = [[Renault F1|Renault]]
|website = [http://www.alkmaar.nl www.alkmaar.nl]
|Second_Country= Spain
|Third_Driver = [[Jenson Button]]
|Third_Team = [[Honda F1|Honda]]
|Third_Country = UK
}}
}}
'''Alkmaar''' {{pronunciation|Nl-Alkmaar.ogg}} is a municipality and a city in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Holland|Noord Holland]]. Alkmaar is well-known for its traditional cheese market. It is one of the main cultural centers of the Netherlands.
{{commonscat|2006 Malaysian Grand Prix}}
The '''2006 Malaysian Grand Prix''' was the second [[Formula One]] Grand Prix of the 2006 season. The race took place on [[19 March]] [[2006]].
Qualifying on Saturday saw the new rules being put to the test, as [[David Coulthard]], [[Felipe Massa]], [[Michael Schumacher]], [[Rubens Barrichello]] and [[Ralf Schumacher]] were all forced to swap engines from the [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain GP]] and therefore lost 10 places on the starting grid after qualifications, despite many of them competing in later sessions (Massa actually changed his engine twice, causing him to lose 20 places). This meant some drivers, such as the Toro Rosso's of [[Scott Speed]] and [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] were eliminated in the first session, but would have been spared elimination had those with engine penalties been eliminated at this point (although Ralf Schumacher's engine blew during the last session). It was interesting that three cars with the Ferrari V8 suffered from engine problems during qualifying.


==History==
The first session gave no surprises, as the Super Aguri, Midland and Toro Rosso cars all went out, while the second session saw another set of poor performances from [[Rubens Barrichello]] and [[Jarno Trulli]], while Massa and Coulthard also went out along with both the Sauber cars. In the final pole position session, Ralf Schumacher's engine blew, while [[Fernando Alonso]] could only manage 7th place after engine penalties, but a problem with his fuel calculation meant he was carrying too much fuel during the session. [[Kimi Räikkönen]] was tipped as a favourite having qualified 6th, while [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] put himself on the third row alongside his teammate in 5th. The two big surprises of qualifying were [[Nico Rosberg]] and [[Mark Webber]] in their Williams. Rosberg posted the third fastest time, while Webber was moved up to 4th after Michael Schumacher's engine penalty dropped him to 14th. [[Jenson Button]] took provisional pole, but it was [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] who ended the session in 1st with his [[Renault F1|Renault]], demoting Button to 2nd.
The earliest mention of the name Alkmaar is in a 10th-century document. As the village grew into a town, it was granted [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1254. The oldest part of Alkmaar lies on an ancient sand bank that afforded some protection from the sea during [[medieval]] times. Even so, it is only a couple of metres above the surrounding region, which consists of some of the oldest [[polders]] in existence.


In 1573 the city successfully withstood a siege by [[Spain|Spanish]] forces under the leadership of [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba]]. It was a turning point in the [[Eighty Years War]] and gave rise to the expression ''Bij Alkmaar begint de victorie'' ("Victory begins in Alkmaar"). The event is still celebrated every year in Alkmaar on October 8, the day the siege ended.
The race began with Rosberg and Webber being caught out by Alonso coming into the first corner, who managed to grab 3rd from his starting position. Fisichella and Button maintained their spots, but further back Räikkönen's day ended early having been hit by [[Christian Klien]] during the first lap. Klien's car was badly damaged, but the Red Bull mechanics repaired the car enough to send it back out, although he later retired due to a hydraulics problem. More problems followed for the better qualifiers, as Rosberg's engine blew on the 6th lap, while Webber also retired nine laps after his teammate. Further down the field, Massa and the Schumacher brothers made their way up the field throughout the day. The lead was only held by three people throughout the race, with Alonso's fuel problems actually giving him the advantage over Button, with Alonso managing to take second by staying out longer.


{|
Several other cars retired during the race, with only 14 cars remaining at the end. [[Takuma Sato]] managed to finish another race in his Super Aguri. Ralf Schumacher managed to get his Toyota into 8th place, having started dead last. Schumacher threatened [[Jacques Villeneuve]] towards the end laps, but was not able to pass for 7th. The two Ferrari’s were able to pull themselves into 5th and 6th place, but it was Massa who claimed the higher spot, beating Michael Schumacher despite pressure at the end. Juan Montoya was unspectacular once again, but another strong performance allowed him to reach 4th.
|[[Image:Almaar 1573.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Battle of Alkmaar 1573.]]
|}


In 1799, during the [[French revolutionary wars]], an Anglo-Russian expeditionary force captured the city but was ultimately defeated in the [[Battle of Castricum]]. The French victory was commemorated on the [[Arc de Triomphe]] in [[Paris]] as "Alcmaer".
After the pit stops were completed, it was never doubted that Fisichella would win, and with Button slowing off the pace, content with third, it fell to Renault to pick up their first one-two finish as a constructor since the [[1982 French Grand Prix]], with the World Champion going clear at the top of the points table by seven points, despite only finishing second to Fisichella.


The [[Noordhollandsch Kanaal|North Holland Canal]], opened in 1824, was dug through Alkmaar. In 1865 and 1867 the railways between Alkmaar and Den Helder and between Alkmaar and Haarlem were built respectively.
Even among the drivers who took engine penalties, a variety of strategies were attempted - [[Ralf Schumacher]] stopped 3 times during the Grand Prix while [[Felipe Massa]] stopped once.


In the second half of the 20th century, Alkmaar expanded quickly with development of new neighbourhoods. On October 1, 1972, the town of Oudorp and the southern portions of Koedijk and Sint Pancras were added to the municipality of Alkmaar<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref>.
==Qualifying results==
From <ref>{{cite book|title=Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007|last=Domenjoz|first=Luc ''et al''|publisher=Chronosports S.A.|pages=Page 90|isbn=2-84707-110-5}}</ref>:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Nat
! Name
! Constructor
! Part 3
! Part 2
! Part 1
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]]
| '''1:33.840'''
| 1:33.623
| 1:35.488
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|UK}}
| [[Jenson Button]]
| [[Honda F1|Honda]]
| 1:33.986
| '''1:33.527'''
| 1:35.023
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Nico Rosberg]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 1:34.626
| 1:34.563
| 1:35.105
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Michael Schumacher]]*
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:34.668
| 1:34.574
| 1:35.810
|-


== Population centres ==
! 5
[[Image:Nordholland Alkmaar 2004 038.jpg|thumb|200px|Canal and bridge]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}}
The municipality of Alkmaar consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Alkmaar, [[Koedijk]] (partly), [[Oudorp]] and [[Omval]].
| [[Mark Webber]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 1:34.672
| 1:34.279
| 1:35.252
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|Colombia}}
| [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| 1:34.916
| 1:34.568
| '''1:34.536'''
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|Finland}}
| [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| 1:34.983
| 1:34.351
| 1:34.667
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Fernando Alonso]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]]
| 1:35.747
| 1:33.997
| 1:35.514
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|Austria}}
| [[Christian Klien]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:38.715
| 1:34.537
| 1:35.171
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Ralf Schumacher]]‡
| [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| no time
| 1:34.586
| 1:35.214
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|UK}}
| [[David Coulthard]]*
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|
| 1:34.614
| 1:34.839
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| [[Rubens Barrichello]]*
| [[Honda F1|Honda]]
|
| 1:34.683
| 1:35.526
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Jarno Trulli]]
| [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
|
| 1:34.702
| 1:35.517
|-


These once separate villages are now all linked together by the suburban sprawl of buildings that arose between the late 1970s and early 1990s. During this time, the population of Alkmaar almost doubled.
! 14
| {{flagicon|Canada}}
| [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| [[BMW Sauber]]
|
| 1:34.752
| 1:35.391
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| [[BMW Sauber]]
|
| 1:34.783
| 1:35.588
|-
! 16
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| [[Felipe Massa]]†
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|
| no time
| 1:35.091
|-
! 17
| {{flagicon|United States}}
| [[Scott Speed]]
| [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Cosworth]]
|
|
| 1:36.297
|-
! 18
| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]]
| [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Cosworth]]
|
|
| 1:36.581
|-
! 19
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| [[Christijan Albers]]
| [[Midland F1 Racing|MF1]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
|
|
| 1:37.426
|-
! 20
| {{flagicon|Portugal}}
| [[Tiago Monteiro]]
| [[Midland F1 Racing|MF1]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
|
|
| 1:37.819
|-
! 21
| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Takuma Sato]]
| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
|
|
| 1:39.011
|-
! 22
| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Yuji Ide]]
| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
|
|
| 1:40.720
|}


== Local government ==
;Notes
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>: Driver grid position dropped 10 places due to engine-change penalties.
:†: Driver grid position dropped 20 places due to engine-change penalties, after 2 engine changes.
:‡: Driver started from the back of the grid due to an engine-change after qualifying.


The municipal council of Alkmaar consists of 37 seats, which are divided as follows:
== Race ==
From <ref name="f1yearbook">{{cite book|title=Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007|last=Domenjoz|first=Luc ''et al''|publisher=Chronosports S.A.|pages=Page 93|isbn=2-84707-110-5}}</ref>:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 2
| {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Giancarlo Fisichella]]'''
| '''[[Renault F1|Renault]]'''
| 56
| 1:30:40.529
| 1
| '''10'''
|-
! 2
| 1
| {{flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Fernando Alonso]]'''
| '''[[Renault F1|Renault]]'''
| 56
| +4.585
| 7
| '''8'''
|-
! 3
| 12
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Jenson Button]]'''
| '''[[Honda F1|Honda]]'''
| 56
| +9.631
| 2
| '''6'''
|-
! 4
| 4
| {{flagicon|Colombia}} '''[[Juan Pablo Montoya]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]'''
| 56
| +39.351
| 5
| '''5'''
|-
! 5
| 6
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Felipe Massa]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 56
| +43.254
| 21
| '''4'''
|-
! 6
| 5
| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 56
| +43.854
| 14
| '''3'''
|-
! 7
| 17
| {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Jacques Villeneuve]]'''
| '''[[BMW Sauber]]'''
| 56
| +1:20.461
| 10
| '''2'''
|-
! 8
| 7
| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Ralf Schumacher]]'''
| '''[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]'''
| 56
| +1:21.288
| 22
| '''1'''
|-
! 9
| 8
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 55
| +1 Lap
| 9
|
|-
! 10
| 11
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| [[Honda F1|Honda]]
| 55
| +1 Lap
| 20
|
|-
! 11
| 20
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]]
| [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 54
| +2 Laps
| 13
|
|-
! 12
| 19
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Christijan Albers]]
| [[Midland F1 Racing|MF1]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 54
| +2 Laps
| 15
|
|-
! 13
| 18
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Tiago Monteiro]]
| [[Midland F1 Racing|MF1]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 54
| +2 Laps
| 16
|
|-
! 14
| 22
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takuma Sato]]
| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
| 53
| +3 Laps
| 17
|
|-
! Ret
| 16
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| [[BMW Sauber]]
| 48
| Engine
| 11
|
|-
! Ret
| 21
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Speed]]
| [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 41
| Clutch
| 12
|
|-
! Ret
| 23
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuji Ide]]
| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
| 33
| Mechanical
| 18
|
|-
! Ret
| 15
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Christian Klien]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 26
| Hydraulics
| 8
|
|-
! Ret
| 9
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Webber]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 15
| Hydraulics
| 4
|
|-
! Ret
| 14
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[David Coulthard]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 10
| Hydraulics
| 19
|
|-
! Ret
| 10
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nico Rosberg]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 6
| Engine
| 3
|
|-
! Ret
| 3
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| 0
| Accident
| 6
|
|}


* [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]] - 11 seats
== Notes ==
* [[Independent Party of Alkmaar|OPA]] - 5 seats
* '''Lap leaders''': [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] 1–17, 26–37, 43–56 (43); [[Jenson Button]] 18 (1); [[Fernando Alonso]] 19–25, 38–42 (12).
* [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|SP]] - 5 seats
* '''First Points Finish''': [[BMW Sauber]]
* [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] - 4 seats
* '''Last Win''': [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
* [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] - 3 seats
* The race saw the [[Renault F1|Renault]] finish 1-2 for the first time.
* [[GroenLinks]] - 3 seats
* [[Leefbaar Alkmaar]] - 2 seats
* [[ChristenUnie]] - 1 seat
* [[Democrats 66|D66]] - 1 seat
* [[Around Alkmaar|OMA]] - 1 seat
* [[Liberale Kracht]] - 1 seat


[[Image:Nordholland Alkmaar 2004 055.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Canal]]
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==Transport==
==Standings after the race==
The [[A9 motorway (Netherlands)|A9]] motorway runs from [[Amsterdam]] to Alkmaar, then continues on to [[Den Helder]] as the N9.
Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings<ref name=f1yearbook/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| '''1'''
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Fernando Alonso]]'''
| align="right"| '''18'''
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| align="right"| 11
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jenson Button]]
| align="right"| 11
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| align="right"| 10
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| align="right"| 9
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings<ref name=f1yearbook/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| '''1'''
| {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Renault F1|Renault]]'''
| align="right"| '''28'''
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| align="right"| 15
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[McLaren]]&ndash;[[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]
| align="right"| 15
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| align="right"| 11
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]&ndash;[[Cosworth]]
| align="right"| 5
|}
{{col-end}}


Trains run to [[Nijmegen]], Amsterdam, [[Utrecht]], [[Haarlem]], [[Maastricht]], [[Schagen]], [[The Hague]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Hoorn]] and [[Den Helder]]. Journey time to Alkmaar is around 35 to 40 minutes, with there normally being 4 trains per hour.
==External links==
* [http://www.manipef1.com/results/2006/malaysia.php Detailed Malaysian Grand Prix results]


Alkmaar has two stations:
{{F1 race report

|Name_of_race = [[Malaysian Grand Prix]]
**[[Alkmaar railway station|Alkmaar]]
|Year_of_race = 2006
***[[Alkmaar Noord railway station|Alkmaar Noord]]
|Previous_race_in_season = [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]]

|Next_race_in_season = [[2006 Australian Grand Prix]]
The [[Noordhollandsch Kanaal]] canal, which opened in 1824, runs right through Alkmaar.
|Previous_year's_race = [[2005 Malaysian Grand Prix]]

|Next_year's_race = [[2007 Malaysian Grand Prix]]
==Tourism==
}}
[[Image:Alkmaar.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Cheese market]]
Alkmaar's cheese market at the Waagplein, is one of the country's most popular tourist attractions. The cheese market traditionally takes place on the first Friday in April and the last market of the season is the first Friday in September. Every Friday morning (10.00-12.30 a.m.) the Waagplein is the backdrop for this traditional cheesemarket. After the old fashion way of the hand clap, traders and carriers will weigh the cheeses. It is one of only four traditional [[Dutch cheese markets]] still in existence. The traditional fare of this cheese market are those cheeses made in the local area, as opposed to the well-known brands of Dutch cheeses, i.e. [[Edam cheese]] and [[Gouda cheese]]. It is not actually possible to buy cheese at the market itself, which is really only a demonstration of how this merchants' market operated in times gone by. However, the demonstration, which takes place in front of the medieval weighing house, is surrounded by many specialized stalls where it is possible to buy all kinds of cheese (and non-cheese) related products.

The [[weigh house|Waag]] is home to the local tourist office and a cheese museum. Alkmaar also has two large theatres and a big cinema which was originally two cinemas.

A [[red light district]] is situated at the [[Achterdam]], and Alkmaar has a nightlife scene as well which takes place in the pubs that are in front of the cheesemarket.

===Museums===
*Beatles Museum - dedicated to [[The Beatles]], as [[John Lennon]]'s first guitar was made in Alkmaar
*Holland Cheese Museum - located in the historic [[weigh house]]
*National Beer Museum "De Boom"
*Dutch Stove Museum
*City Museum Alkmaar - for history of the city

==Sports==
Alkmaar is home to the professional [[football (soccer)|football]] team [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]] (Alkmaar Zaanstreek). In 2006, the club moved to a new 17,000 capacity stadium, the [[DSB Stadion]].

The city also has a [[velodrome]] where the Dutch national [[track cycling]] championships are held every year.

== Born in Alkmaar ==
[[Image:Alkmaar Waag.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Weighing house]]
* [[Willem Blaeu]] (1571), cartographer (his birthplace may also have been [[Uitgeest]])
* [[Metius]] (1571), geometer / astronomer
* [[Cornelis Drebbel]] (1572), inventor of the first navigable submarine
* [[Caesar van Everdingen]] (ca. 1617), painter
* [[Reinier Jansen]] (17th century), operated the first [[Quaker]] press in the [[United States]].<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | date = 1963}}</ref>
* [[Willem de Fesch]] (1687), composer
* [[Alfred Peet]] (1920), founder of American coffee retailer [[Peet's Coffee & Tea]]
* [[Rudi Carrell]] (1934), entertainer
* [[Rudi Vis]] (1941) [[United Kingdom|British]] politician
* [[Sybilla Dekker]] (1942), cabinet minister
* [[Harm Ottenbros]] (1943), cyclist, 1969 world champion
* [[Jos Punt]] (1946), bishop
* [[Patrick Cammaert]] (1950), army general, UN peacekeeping mission commander
* [[Gerard Joling]] (1960), singer
* [[Marco Borsato]] (1966), singer
* [[Jakko Jan Leeuwangh]] (1972), speed skater
* [[Ephraim Beks]] (1989), singer, member of boyband [[Lexington Bridge (band)|Lexington Bridge]]

== References ==

* Statistics are taken from the [http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem10nh.htm SDU Staatscourant]

== Notes ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat}}
*[http://www.alkmaar.nl Alkmaar's official Web site]
*[http://www.kaasmuseum.nl Dutch Cheese Museum]
*[http://www.biermuseum.nl National Beer Museum (Biermuseum "De Boom")]
*[http://www.kachelmuseum.nl Nederlands Kachel Museum]
*[http://www.stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar]
*[http://www.beatlesmuseum.nl The Beatles Museum]
*[http://www.vvvalkmaar.nl VVV / Tourist Office (VVV Alkmaar)]
*{{wikitravel}}
*[http://www.schickert.info/alkmaar Photos of Alkmaar]


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For the place with the same name in Commewijne District of Suriname, see: Alkmaar (Suriname).
Alkmaar
Municipality
Flag of Alkmaar
Flag
Coat of arms of Alkmaar
Coat of arms
Location of Alkmaar
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Area
(2006)
 • Total31.22 km2 (12.05 sq mi)
 • Land29.51 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
 • Water1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2007)
 • Total94,216
 • Density3,193/km2 (8,270/sq mi)
 Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.alkmaar.nl

Alkmaar pronunciationⓘ is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well-known for its traditional cheese market. It is one of the main cultural centers of the Netherlands.

History

The earliest mention of the name Alkmaar is in a 10th-century document. As the village grew into a town, it was granted city rights in 1254. The oldest part of Alkmaar lies on an ancient sand bank that afforded some protection from the sea during medieval times. Even so, it is only a couple of metres above the surrounding region, which consists of some of the oldest polders in existence.

In 1573 the city successfully withstood a siege by Spanish forces under the leadership of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba. It was a turning point in the Eighty Years War and gave rise to the expression Bij Alkmaar begint de victorie ("Victory begins in Alkmaar"). The event is still celebrated every year in Alkmaar on October 8, the day the siege ended.

Battle of Alkmaar 1573.

In 1799, during the French revolutionary wars, an Anglo-Russian expeditionary force captured the city but was ultimately defeated in the Battle of Castricum. The French victory was commemorated on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as "Alcmaer".

The North Holland Canal, opened in 1824, was dug through Alkmaar. In 1865 and 1867 the railways between Alkmaar and Den Helder and between Alkmaar and Haarlem were built respectively.

In the second half of the 20th century, Alkmaar expanded quickly with development of new neighbourhoods. On October 1, 1972, the town of Oudorp and the southern portions of Koedijk and Sint Pancras were added to the municipality of Alkmaar[1].

Population centres

Canal and bridge

The municipality of Alkmaar consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Alkmaar, Koedijk (partly), Oudorp and Omval.

These once separate villages are now all linked together by the suburban sprawl of buildings that arose between the late 1970s and early 1990s. During this time, the population of Alkmaar almost doubled.

Local government

The municipal council of Alkmaar consists of 37 seats, which are divided as follows:

Canal

Transport

The A9 motorway runs from Amsterdam to Alkmaar, then continues on to Den Helder as the N9.

Trains run to Nijmegen, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Haarlem, Maastricht, Schagen, The Hague, Rotterdam, Hoorn and Den Helder. Journey time to Alkmaar is around 35 to 40 minutes, with there normally being 4 trains per hour.

Alkmaar has two stations:

The Noordhollandsch Kanaal canal, which opened in 1824, runs right through Alkmaar.

Tourism

Cheese market

Alkmaar's cheese market at the Waagplein, is one of the country's most popular tourist attractions. The cheese market traditionally takes place on the first Friday in April and the last market of the season is the first Friday in September. Every Friday morning (10.00-12.30 a.m.) the Waagplein is the backdrop for this traditional cheesemarket. After the old fashion way of the hand clap, traders and carriers will weigh the cheeses. It is one of only four traditional Dutch cheese markets still in existence. The traditional fare of this cheese market are those cheeses made in the local area, as opposed to the well-known brands of Dutch cheeses, i.e. Edam cheese and Gouda cheese. It is not actually possible to buy cheese at the market itself, which is really only a demonstration of how this merchants' market operated in times gone by. However, the demonstration, which takes place in front of the medieval weighing house, is surrounded by many specialized stalls where it is possible to buy all kinds of cheese (and non-cheese) related products.

The Waag is home to the local tourist office and a cheese museum. Alkmaar also has two large theatres and a big cinema which was originally two cinemas.

A red light district is situated at the Achterdam, and Alkmaar has a nightlife scene as well which takes place in the pubs that are in front of the cheesemarket.

Museums

  • Beatles Museum - dedicated to The Beatles, as John Lennon's first guitar was made in Alkmaar
  • Holland Cheese Museum - located in the historic weigh house
  • National Beer Museum "De Boom"
  • Dutch Stove Museum
  • City Museum Alkmaar - for history of the city

Sports

Alkmaar is home to the professional football team AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek). In 2006, the club moved to a new 17,000 capacity stadium, the DSB Stadion.

The city also has a velodrome where the Dutch national track cycling championships are held every year.

Born in Alkmaar

Weighing house

References

Notes

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.

External links

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