Uitgeest () is a municipality and a town in the

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, in the province of

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Population centres

The municipality of Uitgeest consists of the following towns, villages and districts:

Topography

''Map of the municipality of Uitgeest, June 2015''

Local government

The municipal council of Uitgeest consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows:

Tourist information

No fewer than five windmills can be seen in the

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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,www.dehoopuitgeest.nl
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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

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which has been designated as a

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. The fort is now a museum open to the public on Sundays.

Transportation

*Railway station: Uitgeest Uitgeest is served by 4 trains per hour (Monday – Saturday), journey time to

is around 20 minutes. The Stoptrein via Beverwijk and Haarlem is slower, while the journey via

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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

Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgeest Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgeest or Krelis Lootjes () was a Dutch windmill owner from Uitgeest who invented the wind-powered sawmill, which made the conversion of log timber into planks 30 times faster than before.

(ca.1550–ca.1600) a Dutch windmill owner who invented the wind-powered sawmill *

Willem Blaeu Willem Janszoon Blaeu (; 157121 October 1638), also abbreviated to Willem Jansz. Blaeu, was a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker, and publisher. Along with his son Johannes Blaeu, Willem is considered one of the notable figures of the Netherlan ...

(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

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* 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

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

References

External links

*
Official website
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