Velsen is unique and versatile
Velsen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal. Velsen-IJmuiden, situated along the North Sea canal, which discharges into the sea via enormous sluices, combines the peace of wide beaches and dune landscapes with the hustle and bustle of a fishing port, fish market and local industry.
The town is the heart of the Velsen IJmond region. With a unique location, excellent infrastructure and facilities, the town has much to offer residents and businesses. Velsen is a versatile town where the outstanding live, work and visit is. According to one authoritative study Velsen also belongs to the five most attractive towns of our country. Hilversum is among the top ten of the Dutch seaside resorts. And Spaarnwoude is considered one of the country's most popular nature and recreational areas.
The municipality of Velsen has over 67,000 people and has seven cores, which is the largest IJmuiden.
Each of those cores has its own character. Velsen and the town has a rich history.
trip through the area is already clear that the town was once a strategically attractive location. Brederode castle lay in the Middle Ages along a major trade route, the fort at Fort Island IJmuider guarded the locks on the North Sea since 1875 and was part of a known theorem of Amsterdam. In the Second World War laid the Germans here, even a bunker to line.
The origin of the town is the village Velsen, formerly a farming community between the dunes and the Wijker More. Al was here in the early Bronze Age settlement in the lagoon area, formed by sea walls and beach lakes. The Roman domination left its traces in the form of a port on the Wijker More.
The Church Velsense Engel Mundus was a mother of five churches in the county of Holland. The tower built in Romanesque style dating from the 12th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the dunes a favorite place for Amsterdam merchants, who acquired estates here and there built country estates. As Beeckestijn, Velserbeek, Waterland and steam turbines. These estates, in large part as accessible public park, the vast dunes, the wide beach and recreation area Spaarnwoude, Velsen to make a town attractive for tourism and outdoor recreation.
Canal, port and fisheries
The rural tranquility of the town came to an end, when the North Sea Canal opened in 1876. The IJ and above were more Wijker drained. Many canal workers remained and were now living, the staff with the locks and the customs, the first inhabitants. The new facility was named by King William III IJmuiden - mouth of the IJ. The town developed rapidly. Contrary to expectations, this was not the large shipping, but the sea after the favorable possibility of the safe harbor was discovered. At the end of the last century, a fishing port built by the state available, which later became rich established auction.
IJmuiden has become one of the major sea ports of landing in our country. In 1989, the State Fishing Port Authority became a separate company: Seaport IJmuiden NV.
The locks consist of four shipping locks, built in 1874, 1896 and 1929. The Noordersluis, with a length of 400, a width of 50 and a depth of 15 meter, has long been the largest in the world. In the sixties the harbor and channel renewal.
Beach
A whole new, attractive situation arises in the south pier of IJmuiden. The beach of Hilversum is brought closer to the sea. And there is a marina built, Seaport Marina, in open connection to the sea state. There arose a new boulevard along with shops and restaurants. South of it lies a lake.
There is ample parking. All this was possible because of natural causes on the outside of the south pier still more land arose. The boulevard is a hotel risen. Along the dunes between the beach and marina of Hilversum apartments for sale are built.
Velsen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal. Velsen-IJmuiden, situated along the North Sea canal, which discharges into the sea via enormous sluices, combines the peace of wide beaches and dune landscapes with the hustle and bustle of a fishing port, fish market and local industry.The town is the heart of the Velsen IJmond region. With a unique location, excellent infrastructure and facilities, the town has much to offer residents and businesses. Velsen is a versatile town where the outstanding live, work and visit is. According to one authoritative study Velsen also belongs to the five most attractive towns of our country. Hilversum is among the top ten of the Dutch seaside resorts. And Spaarnwoude is considered one of the country's most popular nature and recreational areas.
The municipality of Velsen has over 67,000 people and has seven cores, which is the largest IJmuiden.
Each of those cores has its own character. Velsen and the town has a rich history.
trip through the area is already clear that the town was once a strategically attractive location. Brederode castle lay in the Middle Ages along a major trade route, the fort at Fort Island IJmuider guarded the locks on the North Sea since 1875 and was part of a known theorem of Amsterdam. In the Second World War laid the Germans here, even a bunker to line.
The origin of the town is the village Velsen, formerly a farming community between the dunes and the Wijker More. Al was here in the early Bronze Age settlement in the lagoon area, formed by sea walls and beach lakes. The Roman domination left its traces in the form of a port on the Wijker More.
The Church Velsense Engel Mundus was a mother of five churches in the county of Holland. The tower built in Romanesque style dating from the 12th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the dunes a favorite place for Amsterdam merchants, who acquired estates here and there built country estates. As Beeckestijn, Velserbeek, Waterland and steam turbines. These estates, in large part as accessible public park, the vast dunes, the wide beach and recreation area Spaarnwoude, Velsen to make a town attractive for tourism and outdoor recreation.
Canal, port and fisheries
The rural tranquility of the town came to an end, when the North Sea Canal opened in 1876. The IJ and above were more Wijker drained. Many canal workers remained and were now living, the staff with the locks and the customs, the first inhabitants. The new facility was named by King William III IJmuiden - mouth of the IJ. The town developed rapidly. Contrary to expectations, this was not the large shipping, but the sea after the favorable possibility of the safe harbor was discovered. At the end of the last century, a fishing port built by the state available, which later became rich established auction.
IJmuiden has become one of the major sea ports of landing in our country. In 1989, the State Fishing Port Authority became a separate company: Seaport IJmuiden NV.
The locks consist of four shipping locks, built in 1874, 1896 and 1929. The Noordersluis, with a length of 400, a width of 50 and a depth of 15 meter, has long been the largest in the world. In the sixties the harbor and channel renewal.
Beach
A whole new, attractive situation arises in the south pier of IJmuiden. The beach of Hilversum is brought closer to the sea. And there is a marina built, Seaport Marina, in open connection to the sea state. There arose a new boulevard along with shops and restaurants. South of it lies a lake.
There is ample parking. All this was possible because of natural causes on the outside of the south pier still more land arose. The boulevard is a hotel risen. Along the dunes between the beach and marina of Hilversum apartments for sale are built.
