Editing Egmond aan den Hoef

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| image_caption           = [[Egmont's statue]] (of [[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
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'''Egmond aan den Hoef''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɛxmɔnt aːn də(n) ˈɦuf}}) is a village in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[North Holland]]. It is a part of the municipality of [[Bergen, North Holland|Bergen]], and lies about {{convert|7|km}} west of [[Alkmaar]]. Until 2001, Egmond aan den Hoef was part of the municipality of [[Egmond (municipality)|Egmond]].

The village was first mentioned in 1167 Ekmunde, and means "parcel of land belonging to [[Egmond-Binnen|Egmond]]". The name originally applied only to the castle, but was later used for the settlement around the castle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/egmondaandenhoef |title=Egmond aan den Hoef - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

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==
* [[William II, Lord of Egmond]] (ca.1230-1304)
* [[John I, Lord of Egmond]]] (1310 - 1369)
* [[Arnold I, Lord of Egmond]] (1337 - 1409)
* [[John II, Lord of Egmond]]] (1384 - 1451)
* [[William IV, Lord of Egmont]] (1412 - 1483)
* [[John III of Egmont]], first Count of Egmond (1438 - 1516)
* [[John IV of Egmont]], 2nd Count of Egmond (1499 - 1528)
* [[Isaac le Maire]] (1558-1624), founder of the [[Dutch East India Company]]
* [[René Descartes]] (1596-1650)
* [[Nicolaes Witsen]] (1641-1717), mayor of [[Amsterdam]]
* [[Erwin Bowien]] (1899-1972), German Painter.
* [[Teun de Nooijer]] (born there in 1976), hockey player

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=200>
Image: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]]
Image: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]]
Image:Slotkapel Egmond.JPG|13th – 17th century chapel of Egmond Castle
Image:Egmond-aan-de-Hoef.JPG|Village center of Egmond aan de Hoef
Image:Schaap Veronica (Frank Rosen - Egmond aan den Hoef).JPG|''Het Schaap Veronica'' by [[Frank Rosen]]. Statue commemorating [[Wim Bijmoer]], illustrator of [[Annie M. G. Schmidt]]s poems about "Het Schaap Veronica".
Image:Egmond aan den Hoef - Wimmenumer Molen.JPG|Wimmenumer windmill, built in 1774
Image:Slotweg 15.JPG|17th century houses at the castle road (Slotweg)
Image:April colours in North Holland 2014-04-23-110.jpg|Bulb fields near Egmond aan den Hoef
Image:Herdenkingsmonument Egmond aan den Hoef.JPG|Memorial to local victims of [[World War II]]
Image:Egmond aan den Hoef. Landhuis Koningshoef.jpg|Koningshoef Mansion, built in 1865, reusing parts of a demolished church
</gallery>

==References==
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