Velsen
Velsen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal.
On the north side of the North Sea Canal there is a major steel plant, Tata Steel IJmuiden, formerly known as Koninklijke Hoogovens. 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.
Population centres
The municipality of Velsen consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:- on the north of the North Sea Canal:
- * Velsen-Noord
- on the south of the North Sea Canal:
- * Velsen-Zuid, Driehuis, IJmuiden, Santpoort-Noord, Santpoort-Zuid and Velserbroek, and the parts Oosterbroek and Buitenhuizen of the recreation area Spaarnwoude.
Transport
In Velsen, there are the following connections across the North Sea Canal:- A railway tunnel between the railway stations of Driehuis and Beverwijk.
- Road tunnels, from north to south:
- * Wijker Tunnel
- * Velser Tunnel next to the railway tunnel.
- A ferry
- A road across the lock complex
- Railway stations: Driehuis, Santpoort Noord, Santpoort Zuid
Local government
The municipal council of Velsen consists of 33 seats, which are divided now as follows:- PvdA - 5 seats
- VVD - 5 seats
- VL - 5 seats
- D66V - 5 seats
- LGV - 4 seats
- CDA - 3 seats
- GL - 2 seats
- SP - 2 seats
- CU - 1 seat
- independent member - 1 seat
History
Twin towns
Velsen is twinned with
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Notable people
Sport
- the Lords of Van Brederode, from the 12thC. to the 17thC., a noble family from Brederode Castle near Santpoort
Gallery