Uitgeest | |
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 WindmillTweede Broekermolen in Uitgeest | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates:52°32′N4°43′E / 52.533°N 4.717°E /52.533; 4.717 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sebastiaan Nieuwland (D66) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.29 km2 (8.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 19.16 km2 (7.40 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 13,632 |
| • Density | 711/km2 (1,840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 1910–1911 |
| Area code | 0251 |
| Website | www |
Uitgeest (Dutch pronunciation:[œytˈxeːst]ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in theNetherlands, in the province ofNorth Holland.[5]
The municipality of Uitgeest consists of the following towns, villages and districts:
Map of the municipality of Uitgeest, June 2015
The municipal council of Uitgeest consists of 15 seats, which at the2022 municipal elections divided as follows:[6]
No fewer than fivewindmills can be seen in thepolder landscape surrounding the village. Uitgeest was the birthplace (in 1550) ofCornelis Corneliszoon, inventor of the wind-powered sawmill. An industrial heritage park, centered on sawmill De Hoop,[7] is under construction.
The village has aReformed church dating back to the early 14th Century and lakeside marina. The 670m outdoor kart-racing track made room for new housing, so this tourist attraction was lost.Fort along Den Ham (between Uitgeest andKrommenie) was one of the 42 forts of theStelling van Amsterdam, a 19th-century ring of fortifications aroundAmsterdam which has been designated as aUNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort is now a museum open to the public on Sundays.
Uitgeest is served by 4 trains per hour (Monday – Saturday), journey time toAmsterdam is around 20 minutes. The Stoptrein via Beverwijk and Haarlem is slower, while the journey viaZaandam passes through beautiful countryside.
Uitgeest is very close to the highways N8/A8 and A9. This will take you to Amsterdam in around 15 minutes. In 2010 two lanes ('spitsstroken') were added to the A9, improving the traffic to and from the Amsterdam region.
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