Wijk aan Zee
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 coat of arms |
| province |
 North Holland
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| local community |
 Beverwijk
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Area - land - water |
4.48 km 2 4.48 km 2 0 km 2 |
| Residents | 2,150 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 30 ′ N , 4 ° 36 ′ E |
| height | 5 m NAP |
| prefix | 0251 |
| Postcodes | 1941, 1949, 1951 |
| Website | Homepage of Wijk aan Zee |
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Wijk aan Zee is a Dutch town in the municipality of Beverwijk in the province of North Holland , about 20 km from Amsterdam . Wijk aan Zee has 2,150 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
tourism
Because of its coastal location on the North Sea , the place is developed for tourism. The cycle path to Egmond aan Zee (approx. 20 km) is popular. Wijk aan Zee attracts numerous surfers on weekends , increasingly also from Germany .
Events
Wijk aan Zee achieved international importance through the annual Tata Steel chess tournament , which is now financed by the steel company Tata Steel . Earlier names of the tournament were Corus chess tournament or Hoogovens chess tournament , which were financed by the steel company Corus (previously Hoogovens ). The most famous game of chess was Kasparov - Topalov in 1999.
In 1999 Wijk aan Zee was named the Cultural Village of Europe in collaboration with 11 other locations from 11 countries . At the same time, artists from these nations exhibited their sculptures on the beach in collaboration with the steel factory. Queen Beatrix visited this steel sea on June 16th.
Architectural monuments
- Brick and late Gothic village church
Web links
- Homepage of Wijk aan Zee (including Dutch, German, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 30, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Wijk aan Zee Cultural Villages of Europe , accessed on April 30, 2018 (English)