Editing Uitgeest

{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = Uitgeest
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Uitgeest Tweede Broekermolen.jpg
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Windmill ''Tweede Broekermolen'' in Uitgeest
| image_flag              = Uitgeest vlag.svg
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0450 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Uitgeest in a municipal map of North Holland
| map_caption             = Location in North Holland
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|32|N|4|43|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Holland]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.uitgeest.nl/bestuur-politiek/college/
 |title = Burgemeester & Wethouders
 |trans-title = Mayor and aldermen
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Uitgeest
 |access-date = 22 March 2014}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|D66]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Sebastiaan Nieuwland]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Uitgeest}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Uitgeest}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Uitgeest}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 1911EG
 |language = nl
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 22 March 2014}}</ref>
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Uitgeest}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Uitgeest}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 1910–1911
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0251
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.uitgeest.nl}}
| footnotes               =
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[[File:Uitgeest, windmolen De Kat RM35853 IMG 9919 2019-06-17 15.56.jpg|Windmill: windmolen De Kat|thumb|265px]]
'''Uitgeest''' ({{IPA|nl|œytˈxeːst|-|Nl-Uitgeest.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Holland]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-05 |title=Uitgeest |url=https://www.uitgeest.nl/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Gemeente Uitgeest |language=nl}}</ref>

== Population centres ==
The municipality of Uitgeest consists of the following towns, villages and districts: 
{{columns-list|colwidth=12em|
* [[Assum]]
* Busch en Dam
* Groot Dorregeest
* Uitgeest
* Kleis
* Waldijk
}}
=== Topography ===
[[File:Gem-Uitgeest-OpenTopo.jpg|425px]]<br/>''Map of the municipality of Uitgeest, June 2015''

== Local government ==
The municipal council of Uitgeest consists of 15 seats, which at the [[2022 Dutch municipal elections|2022 municipal elections]] divided as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Uitgeest municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731091|access-date=24 May 2024|website=verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* Progressief Uitgeest - 4 seats
* [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] - 2 seats
* Uitgeest Lokaal (UL) -2 seats
* [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]] - 2 seats
* [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] - 2 seats
* [[Democrats 66|D66]] - 2 seats
* Uitgeester vrije partij - 1 seat
}}

== Tourist information ==
No fewer than five [[windmills]] can be seen in the [[polder]] landscape surrounding the village. Uitgeest was the birthplace (in 1550) of [[Cornelis Corneliszoon]], inventor of the wind-powered sawmill. An industrial heritage park, centered on sawmill De Hoop,<ref>[http://www.dehoopuitgeest.nl www.dehoopuitgeest.nl]</ref> is under construction.

The village has a [[Reformed tradition|Reformed]] church dating back to the early 14th Century and lakeside marina. The 670m outdoor kart-racing track made room for new housing, so this tourist attraction was lost. [[Fort along Den Ham]] (between Uitgeest and [[Krommenie]]) was one of the 42 forts of the [[Stelling van Amsterdam]], a 19th-century ring of fortifications around [[Amsterdam]] which has been designated as a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]. The fort is now a museum open to the public on Sundays.

==Transportation==
[[File:Station Uitgeest voorplein.jpg|thumb|upright|Uitgeest Station]]
*'''Railway station''': [[Uitgeest railway station|Uitgeest]]

Uitgeest is served by 4 trains per hour (Monday – Saturday), journey time to [[Amsterdam Centraal railway station|Amsterdam]] is around 20 minutes. The Stoptrein via Beverwijk and Haarlem is slower, while the journey via [[Zaandam]] passes through beautiful countryside.

*'''Highway'''
Uitgeest is very close to the highways N8/A8 and A9. This will take you to Amsterdam in around 15 minutes. In 2010 two lanes ('spitsstroken') were added to the A9, improving the traffic to and from the Amsterdam region.

==Notable residents==
[[File:Peter Smit.JPG|140px|thumb|Peter Smit, 2008]]
* [[Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgeest]] (ca.1550–ca.1600) a Dutch windmill owner who invented the wind-powered sawmill
* [[Willem Blaeu]] (1571–1638) a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher
* [[Hessel Gerritsz]] (ca.1581–1632) a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher 
* [[Jaap Knol]] (1896–1975) a Dutch javelin thrower, competed at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Peter Smit (writer)|Peter Smit]] (born 1952) children's writer
* [[Niels Kokmeijer]] (born 1977) a former Dutch footballer with almost 100 club caps, later manager of the [[Netherlands national beach soccer team]]
* [[Thijs Sluijter]] (born 1980) a retired Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps
* [[Wessel Nijman]] (born 2000) Dutch darts player
* [[Niels Zonneveld]] (born 1998) Dutch darts player

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:0450-U26-Langebuurt35.JPG|Neo-Gothic church, Uitgeest
File:Uitgeesterweg 27 De Bisschop Stolpboerderij 25-4-11 .1.JPG|Uitgeesterweg, De Bisschop Stolpboerderij
File:0450-U49-Middelweg38.JPG|Artsenwoning, Middelweg, Uitgeest
File:Provincialeweg 3 Het Kooghuis Boerderij 26-4-11 .1.JPG|Provincialeweg 3 Kooghuis Farm
File:Uitgeest - panoramio.jpg|Uitgeest - panoramio
</gallery>
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
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*[http://www.uitgeest.nl Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Uitgeest
 | Northeast = [[Alkmaar]]
 | Southeast = [[Zaanstad]]
 | Southwest = [[Heemskerk]]
 | Northwest = [[Castricum]]
}}
{{North Holland Province}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of North Holland]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Holland]]