Heemskerk

This article deals with the Dutch city of Heemskerk. For more meanings, see Heemskerk (disambiguation) .

Heemskerk municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	North Holland
mayor	Mieke Baltus ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality	Heemskerk
Area  - land  - water	31.68  km 2 27.22 km 2 4.46 km 2
CBS code	0396
Residents	39,152 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	1236 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	52 ° 31 ′  N , 4 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′  N , 4 ° 40 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0251
Postcodes	1961-1969
Website	Homepage of Heemskerk

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Heemskerk ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of North Holland about 22 km northwest of Amsterdam .

geography

The center is about six kilometers east of the North Sea coast, eleven kilometers west of Zaanstad , three kilometers north of Beverwijk and 14 kilometers south of Alkmaar . The municipality consists of the town of the same name Heemskerk and the districts Heemskerkerduin, Waterakkers, Noorddorp , Assumburg, De Maer and Zuidbroek.

On January 31, 2019 it had 39,152 inhabitants and an area of ​​27.43 km², of which 1.11 km² consists of water.

The highest point is a 25 meter high dune in the five kilometers wide and partly wooded dune belt between the North Sea beach and the town center.

Infrastructure

Heemskerk has its own train station on the Haarlem - Alkmaar line ; another is in the neighboring town of Uitgeest between Alkmaar and Amsterdam . The A9 runs past the municipality with junctions in Heemskerk, Beverwijk and Castricum . Schiphol International Airport is 23 km south.

economy

In the community, in the past quite a few strawberries were grown, which plays Agriculture virtually no role more who commute most residents in the big cities, especially to the blast furnaces of Corus in IJmuiden or Amsterdam ; others are active in the service sector or work in rather smaller industrial companies . There are also some sanatoriums because of the proximity to the North Sea .

Since the community itself has practically no developed beach section, tourism - in contrast to neighboring communities such as Castricum - is not an important economic factor.

history

The city was first mentioned in a document in 1063. In the 12th and 13th centuries, Heemskerk was the scene of many disputes between West Frisians and the Count of Holland . Some castles were also built as border fortresses. Heemskerk Castle still exists as the Marquette House. The Assumburg has also been preserved. When the IJmuiden blast furnaces started operating, the farming village began to develop into a satellite town.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

After the local elections on March 21, 2018 and the previous elections, the following allocation of seats resulted: Political party Seats 2006 2010 2014 2018 Heemskerk Lokaal 2 0 5 5 Liberaal Heemskerk - 3 5 4th CDA 6th 5 5 4th VVD 5 5 - 4th GroenLinks 3 3 2 3 D66 1 3 4th 3 PvdA 8th 5 4th 2 ChristenUnie - - 0 0 Lijst G. Wouters - 1 - - total 25th 25th 25th 25th

Local elections 2018  % 20th 10 0 19.9 16.5 16.0 13.4 12.2 10.9 8.6 2.6 HL LH CDA VVD GL D66 PvdA CU Gains and losses compared to 2014  % p  14th  12  10    8th    6th    4th    2    0   -2   -4   -6   -8th +0.5 -0.9 -3.8 +13.4 +2.0 -4.5 -6.5 -0.1 HL LH CDA VVD GL D66 PvdA CU

mayor

Mieke Baltus ( CDA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since July 4, 2013 . The councilors Aad Schoorl ( Heemskerk Lokaal ), Cees Beentjes ( PvdA ), Frank Frowijn (CDA), Marieke van Dijk ( D66 ) as well as the community secretary Jornt Ozenga belong to her team .

Town twinning

• Klatovy , Czech Republic , since 1997

Attractions

• Assumburg Castle, built in 1546, which has been a youth hostel since 1933 .
• Another castle, Château Marquette , was built in 1271. It was owned by a noble family from Wallonia from 1610 to 1971 . Marquette can be visited. Part of the castle is used as a hotel and restaurant.
• The Reformed Church, built in the 16th century with a monument by the painter Martin van Heemskerck from Heemskerk .

sons and daughters of the town

• Martin van Heemskerck (1498–1574), painter and engraver
• Nicolaas Henneman (1813–1898), photographer
• Rolf de Heer (* 1951), Australian director, screenwriter and film producer
• Ernesto Hoost (* 1965), kickboxer
• Rafael van der Vaart (* 1983), football player
• Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (* 1991), football player
• Pelle van Amersfoort (* 1996), football player

Web links

Commons : Heemskerk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
2. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on May 6, 2018 (Dutch)
3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on May 6, 2018 (Dutch)
4. ↑ Samenstelling college van B&W Gemeente Heemskerk, accessed on May 6, 2018 (Dutch)
5. ↑ Nizozemsko - Heemskerk Mĕsto Klatovy, accessed on May 6, 2018 (Czech)