Beverwijk

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nameBeverwijk
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map_altHighlighted position of Beverwijk in a municipal map of North Holland
map_captionLocation in North Holland
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNetherlands
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1North Holland
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Amsterdam metropolitan area
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urlhttp://www.beverwijk.nl/internet/college-van-b-en-w_253/
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url-statusdead
archive-date15 April 2012
titleCollege van B en W
trans-titleBoard of mayor and aldermen
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publisherGemeente Beverwijk
access-date24 February 2014
governing_bodyMunicipal council
leader_partyPvdA
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameMartijn Smit
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workActueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
publisherHet Waterschapshuis
access-date24 February 2014
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website
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| population_demonym = Beverwijker | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 1940–1949 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 251 | website = | footnotes = Beverwijk () is an industrial port city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about 20 km northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast. A railway tunnel and two motorway tunnels cross the canal between Beverwijk and the nearby city of Haarlem on the south side of the canal.

Around 1640, a town called Beverwyck was founded in the Dutch colony of New Netherland. That town would become the city of Albany, the state capital of New York.

Population centres

The municipality of Beverwijk consists of two cores, Beverwijk proper and Wijk aan Zee, 5 km to the west, right on the coast.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Jan_Saenredam03.jpg" caption="Engraving from 1601 by [[Jan Saenredam]] of a beached whale on the coast near Beverwijk"] ::

The name Beverwijk comes from Bedevaartswijk, meaning "pilgrimage neighbourhood". The town formed at the Saint Agatha Church which was a pilgrimage location in the Middle Ages. Allegedly Agatha of Sicily appeared there in the 9th century to a virgin from Velsen who was fleeing from the Count of Kennemerland.

In 1276, Beverwijk was granted market rights by Floris V, and in 1298 it was granted city rights by John I, both Counts of Holland.

During the 17th century, wealthy merchants from Amsterdam built their estates, such as Huize Akerendam, Huize Westerhout, and Huize Scheijbeeck, in the scenic dunes surrounding Beverwijk. Or they changed former strongholds in country retreats like Adrichem Castle.

Prior to the reclamation of the IJ Bay, the narrowest point in the North Holland peninsula was at Beverwijk. Therefore, a defensive line was built there in 1800 following the Battle of Castricum in 1799.

In 1944, during the Second World War, the Germans conducted a house-to-house raid in Beverwijk and Velsen-Noord, seizing nearly 500 persons as hostages to force the murderers of three collaborators to surrender themselves. In all, 63 of them never returned.

Around 1977, the first furniture stores opened along the Parallel Road, forming the first "furniture boulevard" in the Netherlands. By 1981, 10 businesses had been established there. South of the furniture boulevard, the Bazaar was introduced in 1980.

On March 23, 1997, Beverwijk was the location of a clash of two football firms. Supporters of the Dutch football team AFC Ajax met with Feyenoord supporters in what has come to be known as the "Battle of Beverwijk". During this incident, one Ajax supporter was beaten to death.

Since 1997, Special Needs Judo Foundation has organised its annual OBG (Open Beverwijk G-judo) tournament in Sporthal De Walvis, featuring over 1000 special needs judoka from all over the world. The tournament takes place every year in April.

Local government

The municipal council of Beverwijk consists of 27 seats, which are divided as follows:

  • Samen Beverwijk - 4 seats
  • VVD - 4 seats
  • D66 - 4 seats
  • Vrij Beverwijk - 3 seats
  • GroenLinks - 3 seats
  • PvdA - 2 seats
  • CDA - 2 seats
  • On's Beverwijk - 2 seats
  • Forum voor Democratie - 1 seat
  • Fractie Kocak - 1 seat
  • Motie Mendes - 1 seat

Notable residents

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wil_veldersvlasblom-1548317037.jpeg" caption="Wil Velders-Vlasblom, 1970"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Astrid_Joosten.jpg" caption="Astrid Joosten, 2010"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Laurien_Hoos.jpg" caption="Laurien Hoos, 2007"] ::

Sport

Transport

Gallery

File:Beverwijk, Grote Kerk foto1 2011-06-12 15.47.JPG|Beverwijk, church: de Grote Kerk File:Museumkennemerland.jpg|Museumkennemerland File:Inundatiekanaal van de Pijp naar de inundatiesluis in de Sint Aagtendijk - Beverwijk - 20340663 - RCE.jpg|Inundatiekanaal van de Pijp naar de inundatiesluis in de Sint Aagtendijk - Beverwijk File:Relweg 57, Wijk aan Zee 01.jpg|Relweg 57, Wijk aan Zee

References

References

  1. {{Dutch municipality total area. dataref
  2. {{Dutch municipality population. dataref
  3. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1490319/ IMDb Database] retrieved 25 January 2020
  4. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1357042/ IMDb Database] retrieved 25 January 2020

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