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词条 Velsen
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  1. Population centres

  2. Transport

  3. Local government

  4. History

  5. Twin towns

  6. References

  7. External links

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| settlement_type = Municipality
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| image_caption = Aerial view of Velsen
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| map_caption = Location in North Holland
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| coordinates_footnotes =
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
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| governing_body = Municipal council
| leader_party = D66
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Frank Dales
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Velsen}}
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| population_demonym = Velsenaar
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| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 1950–1951, 1970–1992, 2070–2082
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 023, 0251, 0255
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Velsen ({{IPA-nl|ˈvɛlzə(n)|-|Nl-Velsen.ogg}}) 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 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.

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.
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Velsen, June 2015

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 [5]
  • A road across the lock complex
  • Railway stations: Driehuis, Santpoort Noord, Santpoort Zuid

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.

Local government

The municipal council of Velsen consists of 33 seats, which are divided now (2010) 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

The ruins of a Roman naval base at Velsen are believed to be ancient Flevum[7], which is listed as Phleoum, Romanized to Phleum, in Ptolemy (2.10).{{dubious|date=June 2016}}

Twin towns

Velsen is twinned with the port city of Galle in southern Sri Lanka and city of Bergisch Gladbach in the west of Germany.

References

1. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.velsen.nl/bestuur-organisatie/college-van-bw/waarnemend-burgemeester-a.e.-koopmanschap.htm |title = Waarnemend burgemeester A.E. Koopmanschap |trans-title = Interim Mayor A.E. Koopmanschap |language = Dutch |author = |date = |work = |publisher = Gemeente Velsen |accessdate = 10 September 2015}}
2. ^ tags -->| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}
3. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 1971EN |trans-title = |language = Dutch |author = |date = |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |accessdate = 23 March 2014}}
4. ^ tags -->| elevation_max_m =| elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m =| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}
5. ^www.connexxion.nl
6. ^www.connexxion.nl
7. ^Image of Roman Flevum

External links

  • {{commons category-inline}}
  • Official website
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Velsen
| North = Beverwijk
| Northeast = Zaanstad
| Southeast = Haarlemmermeer
| South = Bloemendaal, Haarlem
| West = North Sea
}}{{North Holland Province}}

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