Egmond aan den Hoef

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Egmond aan den Hoef
Lamoral, Count of Egmont before the remains of Castle den Hoef (Castle Egmond), and in the background the 13th-century castle chapel which was fully restored in the 17th century
Lamoral, Count of Egmont before the remains of Castle den Hoef (Castle Egmond), and in the background the 13th-century castle chapel which was fully restored in the 17th century
Coat of arms of Egmond aan den Hoef
Coat of arms
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The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Egmond aan den Hoef in the municipality of Bergen (NH.)
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Egmond aan den Hoef in the municipality of Bergen (NH.)
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Municipality Bergen

Egmond aan den Hoef (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛxmɔnt aːn dən ˈɦuf]; Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Alkmaar. Until 2001, Egmond aan den Hoef was part of the municipality of Egmond.

In 2001 Egmond aan den Hoef had 2491 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.42 square kilometres (100 acres), and contained 922 residences.[1] The wider statistical area of Egmond aan den Hoef had a population of around 3540,[2] which had risen to 3920 by end 2008.[3]

In Egmond aan den Hoef are the remains of Egmond Castle, the residence of the House of Egmond. The castle was first built in the 11th century, and was destroyed around 1205. It was rebuilt and fortified, and was destroyed again in the 14th century. Again it was rebuilt. In 1573 at the order of William the Silent it was demolished by the Geuzen, led by Diederik Sonoy. The remnants were taken down at the end of the 18th century. During the 1930s the remains were dug up.

The French philosopher René Descartes, author of Meditations on First Philosophy, lived in Egmond aan den Hoef, right near the castle remains, in 1643-44 and perhaps longer. For many years he lived in the neighboring village of Egmond-Binnen.

Famous inhabitants

Gallery

  • Gezicht op het kasteel te Egmond aan den Hoef Rijksmuseum SK-A-990.jpeg

    View of Egmond Castle, by Claes Jacobsz van der Heck (1638), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

  • Gezicht op de abdij te Egmond-Binnen Rijksmuseum SK-A-991.jpeg

    View of Egmond Abbey, by Claes Jacobsz van der Heck (1638), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

  • Slotkapel Egmond.JPG

    13th – 17th century chapel of Egmond Castle

  • Egmond-aan-de-Hoef.JPG

    Village center of Egmond aan de Hoef

  • Schaap Veronica (Frank Rosen - Egmond aan den Hoef).JPG

    Het Schaap Veronica by Frank Rosen. Statue commemorating Wim Bijmoer, illustrator of Annie M. G. Schmidts poems about "Het Schaap Veronica".

  • Egmond aan den Hoef - Wimmenumer Molen.JPG

    Wimmenumer windmill, built in 1774

  • Slotweg 15.JPG

    17th century houses at the castle road (Slotweg)

  • April colours in North Holland 2014-04-23-110.jpg

    Bulb fields near Egmond aan den Hoef

  • Herdenkingsmonument Egmond aan den Hoef.JPG

    Memorial to local victims of World War II

  • Egmond aan den Hoef. Landhuis Koningshoef.jpg

    Koningshoef Mansion, build in 1865, reusing parts of a demolished church

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bergen (NH.) [1][permanent dead link].
  3. ↑ Municipality website statistical data Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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