Velsen

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(population: 67,642 in 2004) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, on both sides of the North Sea Canal. It covers an area of 63.03 km² (of which 18.61 km² water).

Related Topics:
Netherlands - North Holland - North Sea Canal - Km²

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The municipality of Velsen comprises the following towns, villages and townships (links to additional info bolded):

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• on the north of the North Sea Canal:
• Velsen North, with Corus Strip Products IJmuiden, the former Koninklijke Hoogovens, on the west and a residential quarter on the east
• on the south of the North Sea Canal:
• Velsen South, Driehuis, IJmuiden, Santpoort-Noord, Santpoort-Zuid and Velserbroek, and the parts Oosterbroek and Buitenhuizen of the recreation area Spaarnwoude.

There are the following connections across the canal:

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• A railroad tunnel between train stations Driehuis and Beverwijk.
• Road tunnels, from east to west:
• Wijker Tunnel
• Velser Tunnel next to the railroad tunnel
• A ferry http://www.connexxion.nl/website/subpage.asp?id=1064&command=#pont_velzen.

Also there is the Fast Flying Ferry to Amsterdam http://www.connexxion.nl/website/subpage.asp?id=1102. There was a railway link between IJmuiden and Amsterdam, the IJmondlijn, which was closed in 1999.

Related Topics:
Amsterdam - IJmondlijn - 1999

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In IJmuiden is the headquarter of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij.

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The Kennemerstrand beach on the nouth side of the canal is at the end of the Kennemerboulevard, which runs south of the Seaport Marina.

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To the south is the beach of Bloemendaal aan Zee. In between is a nudist beach (see http://home.hccnet.nl/e.stevenhagen/z/k2.htm).

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