Heiloo

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Heiloo parish
Flag of the municipality of Heiloo
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Heiloo
coat of arms
province North Holland North Holland
mayor Hans Romeyn ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Heiloo
Area
 - land
 - water 		19.01  km 2
18.7 km 2
0.31 km 2
CBS code 0399
Residents 23,498 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 1236 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 36 '  N , 4 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 36 '  N , 4 ° 43'  E
Important traffic route A9 N203
prefix 072
Postcodes 1851-1853, 1906
Website Heiloo homepage
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Center of Heiloo
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Heiloo ( listen ? / I ) is a village in the north-west of the Netherlands in the province of North Holland . The community has 23,498 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019) on an area of ​​19.01  km² . Audio file / audio sample

The village, whose name means "holy forest", is located about 4 kilometers east of the seaside resort Egmond aan Zee , and 2.5 km south of Alkmaar. It is home to a lot of small businesses, but many of the residents are commuters who work in Alkmaar or at the blast furnace in Velsen . As in the neighboring village of Limmen , tulips and other flower bulbs are grown. There is a forest area between Heiloo and Alkmaar. There are some hotels and campsites. In the center of the village there is a medieval white church, next to it a fountain, which is said to have been created by a miracle around 719. The Holy Willibrord to one night here have been praying fervently to God, the next morning there was - the Legend by - this source. There is also a spring (Runxputte) 2 kilometers south of Heiloo, which was already considered sacred in pagan times. There is now the chapel "Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe ter Nood" ( German  Our Lady in Need ), to which pilgrimages in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary take place several times a year .

The Heiloo train station is on the double-track line ( Amsterdam - Zaandam -) Uitgeest - Alkmaar - Heerhugowaard (- Den Helder ). There are no other tracks besides the continuous main tracks. It has an island platform with a roof. Alkmaar station to the north and Castricum station to the south are adjacent .

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
20th
10
0
18.8
18.4
15.2
13.7
11.1
9.3
7.4
6.2
H2000
GB
HL
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-9.6
+0.4
-0.9
-1.2
-1.0
+9.3
-3.0
+6.2
H2000
GB
HL

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
Heiloo-2000 5 5 6th 4th
VVD 5 4th 3 4th
D66 - - 3 3
CDA 3 3 3 2
PvdA 3 2 2 2
Community concerns - - - 2
NCPN 1 1 2 1
Heiloo Lokaal - - - 1
D66 / GroenLinks - 4th - -
GroenLinks 2 - - -
total 19th 19th 19th 19th

mayor

Hans Romeyn ( CDA ) has been acting mayor of the municipality since June 2005 . His colleagues include the alderman Fred Dellemijn ( Heiloo-2000 ), Rob Opdam ( VVD ), Elly Beens-Woudenberg (CDA) and the community secretary Guy Heemskerk .

Sons and daughters of Heiloo

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Result of the local elections , accessed on May 8, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014–2018 , accessed on May 8, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ^ Henk-Jan den Ouden: Hans Romeyn nog zes jaar burgemeester Heiloo. In: Noordhollands Dagblad . HDC Media , April 26, 2017, accessed May 8, 2018 (Dutch).
  5. ↑ College samenstelling Gemeente Heiloo, retrieved (Dutch) on May 8, 2018