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{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Castricum
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Castricum.JPG
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Street in Castricum
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| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Castricum in a municipal map of North Holland
| map_caption             = Location in North Holland
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|33|N|4|40|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Holland]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name=mayor>{{cite web 
 |url = https://www.castricum.nl/raad-en-college/burgemeester-en-wethouders
 |title = Burgemeester en wethouders
 |trans-title=Mayor and aldermen
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Castricum
 |access-date = 5 February 2024}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = Karen Heerschop
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| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Castricum}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 1902CA
 |language = nl
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 26 February 2014}}</ref>
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| population_demonym      = Castricummer
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| timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
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| timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST         = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 1489, 1900–1906, 1920–1921
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0251
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.castricum.nl}}
| footnotes               =
[[File:Gem-Castricum-OpenTopo.jpg|275px|thumb|''Map of Castricum, June 2015'']]
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{{hatnote|This article is about the Dutch town. For the Dutch ship that explored northern Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk, see [[Maarten Gerritsz Vries]].}}
'''Castricum''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈkɑstrikʏm|-|Nl-Castricum.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the province of [[North Holland]] in the [[Netherlands]].

Castricum is a seaside town in the province of [[North Holland]]. It attracts tourists who come mainly to visit the beach and nearby [[dune]] landscape. [[Lake of Alkmaar-Uitgeest]] is in the vicinity, with facilities for sailing and windsurfing.

==History==
[[File:Dorpskerkcastricum.jpg|thumb|left|160px]]
On 6 October 1799, a Franco-Dutch army under [[Guillaume Brune]] defeated an Anglo-Russian army under [[Ralph Abercromby]] and the [[Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany|Duke of York]] in the [[Battle of Castricum]].

The municipalities of [[Akersloot]] and [[Limmen]] merged into the municipality of Castricum on 1 January 2002.

== Population centres ==
The municipality of Castricum is made up of the towns, villages and districts of: Castricum, [[Akersloot]], [[Bakkum]], [[De Woude]] and [[Limmen]].

==Transportation==
The town is served by [[Castricum railway station]]. It has regular trains to [[Amsterdam Centraal railway station|Amsterdam]], with a journey time of 19 minutes.

== Local government ==
The municipal council of Castricum consists of 25 seats which, after the [[2022 Dutch municipal elections|2022 election]], divided as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title= Castricum municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731119|access-date=5 February 2024|website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>
* Lokaal Vitaal – 6 seats
* [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] – 4 seats
* [[GroenLinks|Green Left]] – 4 seats
* De Vrije Lijst – 3 seats
* [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]] – 2 seat
* [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] – 2 seats
* [[Democrats 66|D66]] – 2 seats
* Forza! – 2 seats

After 2022 the [[college van burgemeester en wethouders]] (the municipal board) was formed by Lokaal Vitaal, VVD, Green Left and CDA.<ref name=mayor/>

== Castricum aan Zee ==
[[File:CastricumAanZee-SEP2017-1.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Castricum aan Zee]]
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Castricum aan Zee is the seaside resort of Castricum. It is located on the North Sea coast at {{coord|52.5563|4.6077|display=inline}}. It used to be called Bakkum aan Zee, and mainly consists of holiday homes, camping sites and the occasional house. Duincamping Bakkum is the oldest camp site of the Netherlands. The dune area used to be owned by [[Sophie, Princess of Albania]]. In 1906, a group of nature lovers asked permission to camp. The princess granted permission, and it developed into a permanent camp site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/bakkum-aan-zee |title=Bakkum aan Zee |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

In 1942, construction started of the [[Atlantic Wall]] to defend against an Allied invasion. As part of the wall Stützpunkt Castricum was built, and 104 bunkers were constructed in the dunes. Many have been demolished, but some are still hidden under the sand. In 2020, a previously unknown bunker was discovered buried in the sand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.castricummer.nl/onbekende-bunker-uit-de-tweede-wereldoorlog-ontdekt/ |title=Onbekende bunker uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog ontdekt |website=Castricummer |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
[[File:Wim Schermerhorn 1946.jpg|140px|thumb|Wim Schermerhorn, 1946]]
* [[Willem Jacobszoon Coster]] (1590 in Akersloot – 1640) Dutch colonial [[Governor of Zeylan]] in 1640
* [[John Ton]] (1826 in Akersloot – 1896) an American abolitionist active in the [[Underground Railroad]] in [[Illinois]]. 
* [[Willem Schermerhorn]] (1894 in Akersloot – 1977) a Dutch politician, [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] 1945/1946
* [[Abraham Louis Schneiders]] (1925 in Castricum – 2020) a Dutch diplomat and writer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_tir001198601_01/_tir001198601_01_0027.php |title=Tirade. Year 30. #301-307|website=Digital Library for Dutch Literature|date=1986|author=Nico Keuning|access-date=6 July 2020|language=nl}}</ref>
* [[Jan Gmelich Meijling]] (1936 in Heemstede – 2012) a Dutch politician, naval officer and Mayor of Castricum from 1978 to 1985
* [[Theo van den Boogaard]] (born 1948 in Castricum) a Dutch cartoonist
* [[Henk Jaap Beentje]] (born 1951 in Bakkum) a Dutch botanist, works at the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]]
* [[Sefa (musician)|Sefa Jeroen Vlaarkamp]] (2000 in Alkmaar) a Dutch [[frenchcore]] musician

=== Sport ===
* [[Arjan de Zeeuw]] (born 1970 in Castricum) a retired Dutch footballer with 553 club caps
* [[Eddy Putter]] (born 1982 in Akersloot) a Dutch football player with over 200 club caps
* [[Kees Luijckx]] (born 1986 in Beverwijk) a Dutch footballer with over 270 club caps
* [[Teun Koopmeiners]] (born 1998 in Castricum) a Dutch footballer playing for [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
* [[Fabian Holland (rugby union)|Fabian Holland]] a New Zealand rugby player for the All Blacks 
==See also==
* [[Huis van Hilde]], provincial archaeology centre in Castricum

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Weide van Brasser, Castricum.jpg|Weide van Brasser, Castricum
</gallery>
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
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*[http://www.castricum.nl/ Official website]
*[https://castricum.info/ Castricum Info website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Castricum
 | North     = [[Bergen, North Holland|Bergen]], [[Heiloo]]
 | East      = [[Alkmaar]]
 | South     = [[Heemskerk]], [[Uitgeest]]
 | West      = ''[[North Sea]]''
}}
{{Dutch municipality Castricum}}
{{North Holland Province}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of North Holland]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Holland]]

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