Velsen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛlzə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal.
Velsen
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Aerial view of Velsen
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Location in North Holland
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| Coordinates: 52°28′N 4°37′E / 52.467°N 4.617°E / 52.467; 4.617 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Region | Amsterdam metropolitan area |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Frank Dales (D66) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.17 km2 (24.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 45.20 km2 (17.45 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population
(January 2021)[4]
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| • Total | 68,617 |
| • Density | 1,518/km2 (3,930/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Velsenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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1950–1951, 1970–1992, 2070–2082
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| Area code | 023, 0251, 0255 |
| Website | www |
On the north side of the North Sea Canal there is a major steel plant, Tata Steel IJmuiden, formerly known as Koninklijke Hoogovens (the town of IJmuiden is actually located south of the canal). The headquarters of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij is located in IJmuiden.
The Kennemerstrand beach on the south side of the canal is at the end of the Kennemerboulevard, which runs south of the Seaport Marina.
To the south is the beach of Bloemendaal aan Zee. In between is a nude beach.
The municipality of Velsen consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Velsen, June 2015
In Velsen, there are the following connections across the North Sea Canal:
Also there used to be the Fast Flying Ferry to Amsterdam.[6] There used to be a railway link between IJmuiden and Amsterdam, the IJmondlijn until 1999, when it was closed.
The municipal council of Velsen consists of 33 seats, which are divided now (2022) as follows:
The ruins of a Roman naval base at Velsen discovered starting in 1945 are believed to be ancient Flevum,[7][8] which is listed as Phleoum, Romanized to Phleum, in Ptolemy (2.10).[dubious – discuss]
Velsen is twinned with
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