Editing Bergen aan Zee

{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Bergen aan Zee
| settlement_type         = Village / seaside resort
| other_name              = <!-- if different from name -->
| native_name             = <!-- if different from name -->
| native_name_lang        = nl
| image_skyline           = Bergen aan Zee aerial.jpg
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| image_caption           = Aerial photograph of Bergen aan Zee (2015)
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| pushpin_map             = Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
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| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = Province
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Holland]]
| subdivision_type2       = Municipality
| subdivision_name2       = [[Bergen, North Holland|Bergen]]
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 1865AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 28 April 2022 }}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 8
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| area_total_km2          = 1.45
| established_title       = Established
| established_date        = 1906
| population_footnotes    = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref>
| population_total        = 335
| population_as_of        = 2021
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| population_density_km2  = auto
| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
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| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[List of postal codes in the Netherlands|Postal code]]
| postal_code             = 1865<ref name="stat"/>
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Dialing code]]
| area_code               = 072
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|40|N|4|38|E|type:city(483)|display=inline,title}}
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'''Bergen aan Zee''' is a village and seaside resort on the [[North Sea]] coast in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[North Holland]]. It is a part of the municipality of [[Bergen, North Holland|Bergen]], and lies about 9&nbsp;km west of [[Alkmaar]].

==History==
The village was first mentioned in 1848 as Bergen aan Zee, and means [[Bergen, North Holland|Bergen]] on the sea. It was officially founded in 1906.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/bergenaanzee |title=Bergen aan Zee - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> A new seaside village was built as a result of private investment by large landowners and the mayor of Bergen. Bergen aan Zee has grown into a beach resort town, popular for surfing and sailing. The majority of the visitors come either from the Netherlands or Germany, to enjoy the sandy beach. It is also home to Zee Aquarium Bergen.

Between 1909 and 1955 it was the terminus of a light rail line from Alkmaar to the coast, where the iconic Dutch steam engine "Bello" was one of the locomotives.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/bergen-aan-zee |title=Bergen aan Zee |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Het Zeehuis1.jpg|Former children's sanatorium Het Zeehuis
File:1865 Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands - panoramio - Han Jongeneel (1).jpg|Dunes
File:Overzicht voorgevel met veranda's - Bergen aan Zee - 20396766 - RCE.jpg|Colony building
File:Day 208 - panoramio.jpg|Beach view
</gallery>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://bergenaanzee.com Bergenaanzee.com]
* [http://bergenaanzee.com/nl-nl/webcam/ Beach webcam]

{{Dutch municipality Bergen, North Holland}}
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[[Category:Bergen, North Holland]]
[[Category:Seaside resorts in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Holland]]
[[Category:1906 establishments in the Netherlands]]


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