Castricum aan Zee

Castricum aan Zee is a locality in Castricum, North Holland Peninsula, North Holland. Castricum aan Zee is situated nearby to the locality Strandslag 38, as well as near Strandslag 39.

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Type: Locality
Description: human settlement in Castricum, Netherlands
Also known as: “Bakkum aan Zee”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castricum railway station and Huis van Hilde.

Castricum railway station

Railway station

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Castricum railway station is located in Castricum, the Netherlands. Castricum railway station is situated 3½ km east of Castricum aan Zee.

Huis van Hilde is the archaeology information centre and repository of the Dutch province of North Holland, which was opened in Castricum early 2015. It was named after a model and facial reconstruction that was made of a skeletal find from the 4th century and that came to be known as Hilde. Huis van Hilde is situated 3½ km east of Castricum aan Zee.

Dorpskerk

Church

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Dorpskerk is a church, which is situated 4 km east of Castricum aan Zee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strandslag 38 and Bakkum.

Strandslag 38

Locality

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Strandslag 38 is a locality.

Bakkum

Village

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Bakkum is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum and lies about 12 km southwest of Alkmaar. It has three satellites: the village of Bakkum-Noord, the hamlet Noord Bakkum and Bakkum aan Zee which is nowadays called Castricum aan Zee. Bakkum is situated 3½ km east of Castricum aan Zee.