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Uitgeest
Municipality
Windmill Tweede Broekermolen in Uitgeest
Windmill Tweede Broekermolen in Uitgeest
Flag of Uitgeest
Flag
 Coat of arms of Uitgeest
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Uitgeest in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 22.29 km2 (8.61 sq mi)
 • Land 19.19 km2 (7.41 sq mi)
 • Water 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 13,248
 • Density 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1910–1911
Area code 0251
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Windmill: windmolen De Kat

Uitgeest (Dutch pronunciation: [œytˈxeːst]) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

Population centres

The municipality of Uitgeest consists of the following towns, villages and districts:

  • Assum
  • Busch en Dam
  • Groot Dorregeest
  • Uitgeest
  • Kleis
  • Waldijk

Topography

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Map of the municipality of Uitgeest, June 2015

Tourist information

No less than five windmills can be seen in the polder landscape surrounding the village. Uitgeest was the birthplace (in 1550) of Cornelis Corneliszoon, inventor of the wind-powered sawmill. An industrial heritage park, centered on sawmill De Hoop, is under construction.

The village has a Reformed 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 and Krommenie) was one of the 42 forts of the Stelling van Amsterdam, a 19th-century ring of fortifications around Amsterdam which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort is now a museum open to the public on Sundays.

Transportation

Station Uitgeest voorplein
Uitgeest Station
  • Railway station: Uitgeest

Uitgeest is served by 4 trains per hour (Monday – Saturday), journey time to Amsterdam is around 20 minutes. The Stoptrein via Beverwijk and Haarlem is slower, while the journey via Zaandam passes through beautiful countryside.

  • Highway

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.

Notable residents

Peter Smit
Peter Smit, 2008
  • Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgeest (ca.1550–ca.1600) a Dutch windmill owner who invented the wind-powered sawmill
  • Willem Blaeu (1571–1638) a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher
  • Hessel Gerritsz (ca.1581–1632) a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher
  • Jaap Knol (1896–1975) a Dutch javelin thrower, competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
  • Peter Smit (born 1952) children's writer
  • Niels Kokmeijer (born 1977) a former Dutch footballer with almost 100 club caps, later manager of the Netherlands national beach soccer team
  • Thijs Sluijter (born 1980) a retired Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps

Gallery

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    Neo-Gothic church, Uitgeest

  • Uitgeesterweg 27 De Bisschop Stolpboerderij 25-4-11 .1

    Uitgeesterweg, De Bisschop Stolpboerderij

  • 0450-U49-Middelweg38

    Artsenwoning, Middelweg, Uitgeest

  • Provincialeweg 3 Het Kooghuis Boerderij 26-4-11 .1

    Provincialeweg 3 Kooghuis Farm

  • Uitgeest - panoramio

    Uitgeest - panoramio

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