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Community of Schagen
Flag of the municipality of Schagen
flag 		Coat of arms of the community of Schagen
coat of arms
province North Holland North Holland
mayor Marjan van Kampen-Nouwen ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Beating
Area
 - land
 - water 		187.28  km 2
167.73 km 2
19.55 km 2
CBS code 0441
Residents 46,574 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 249 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 47 '  N , 4 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 47 '  N , 4 ° 48'  E
Important traffic route N241 N245 N248
prefix 0224, 0226
Postcodes 1724, 1738, 1741-1742, 1744, 1746-1747, 1749, 1751-1757, 1759
Website Homepage of Schagen
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Schagen ( listen ? / I ) ( West Frisian Skagen ) is a Dutch town and municipality in the province of North Holland . Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

Schagen is about halfway between Alkmaar and Den Helder . The distance to both cities is about 20 km. The Alkmaar - Den Helder trains stop here every half hour. There are no motorways in the municipality.

It is the supply center for the surrounding villages, with a lot of trade and small businesses. The livestock market, which was important until 2001, no longer exists in connection with the foot and mouth disease . Agriculture and tourism, however, are important economic factors.

history

Castle tower

Schagen was first mentioned in 989 as Scagha in a document from Egmond Abbey . There was on some "terpene" ( mounds ), according to the 1248 part of the so-called "Frisian perimeter dike" (West Friese Omringdijk) accounted for. In the 15th century, the heyday came: in 1415 the town was granted the town charter , shortly after the Schager Castle commissioned Herzog Albrecht I of Bavaria built and his illegitimate son William of Bavaria Schagen, 1460, the (now defunct) Santa Christophoruskirche , and market rights had existed since 1463. During the Eighty Years' War , the predominantly Catholic population took the side of the Spaniards. The Geusenführer Sonoy conquered the area in 1573 and acted with great cruelty against the Catholics until William of Orange put a stop to him . After that Schagen remained a quiet provincial town and was mainly of importance as a market center for cattle; since 1603 there has been an annual horse market. Historical events only occurred in 1799, when English and Russian troops trying to conquer Holland, which was occupied by Napoléon Bonaparte , took the Schager Castle and partially destroyed it.

In 2013 Schagen was merged with the municipalities of Zijpe and Harenkarspel to form a new municipality of Schagen.

Attractions

Grote Kerk in Schagen
  • The castle, of which only two towers remained, was reconstructed in 2001. The new palace building houses a hotel, some small museums and some departments of the city administration.
  • Around the market square there are some beautiful old houses with stepped gables from the 17th and 18th centuries. In the middle of the square stands the Grote Kerk with its tower that can be seen from afar .
  • Every year on Thursdays in July and August there are tourist markets with a lot of folklore , u. a. Folk dance in traditional costumes and other activities.
  • Van Blanckendaell Park

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
30.5
14.2
12.6
11.1
9.0
5.9
4.8
4.6
4.2
3.0
VSS
JESS
DS
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2012
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
+2.4
+2.5
-3.7
+1.5
-6.4
+4.4
+1.7
-0.5
-0.1
-1.9
VSS
JESS
DS
Otherwise.

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

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2012
 2018
CDA 3 2 9 10
Association of Seniors' Party Schagen - - 3 4th
VVD 5 5 5 4th
Jong En Sterker Schagen - - 3 3
PvdA 5 4th 5 3
GroenLinks 0 - 0 1
Duurzaam Schagen 2 3 1 1
D66 - 2 1 1
SP 2 1 1 1
Wens4U - - 1 1
ChristenUnie - - 0 -
Lijst-Neudecker 0 - - -
total 17th 17th 29 29
  1. ↑ Due to the merger of the municipalities of Zijpe and Harenkarspel with Schagen on January 1, 2013, the municipal council elections took place in 2012.

mayor

Marjan van Kampen-Nouwen ( CDA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since October 1, 2013 . The councilors include Jelle Beemsterboer (CDA), Ben Blonk ( PvdA ), Sigge van der Veek (CDA), Jan Steven van Dijk (PvdA) and the municipal secretary Nico Swellengrebel .

sons and daughters of the town

Places within the community

City :

  • Beating

Villages / hamlets :

Farmers :

Web links

Commons : Schagen  - 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: 2012 2018 , accessed on May 18, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2012 2018 , accessed on May 18, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ^ Marjan van Kampen-Nouwen burgemeester van Schagen. In: NH Nieuws. September 2, 2013, accessed May 18, 2018 (Dutch).
  5. ↑ What is the name of college? Gemeente Schagen, accessed on May 18, 2018 (Dutch)