Velsen-Noord
Village
Steel works
Steel works
Velsen-Noord is located in Netherlands
Velsen-Noord
Velsen-Noord
Location in the Netherlands
Velsen-Noord is located in North Holland
Velsen-Noord
Velsen-Noord
Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°28′20″N 4°38′39″E / 52.47222°N 4.64417°E / 52.47222; 4.64417
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityVelsen
Area
  Total9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Elevation1.1 m (3.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total5,280
  Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1951[1]
Dialing code0251

Velsen-Noord (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌvɛlzə ˈnoːrt]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 10 km north of Haarlem.

From 1865 on, when the construction on the North Sea Canal began, the town of Velsen, which originated in Roman times, was split in two parts. The northern part was known as Wijkeroog. Circa 1920, when municipality Beverwijk was planning to annex its surrounding villages, Velsen renamed Wijkeroog to Velsen-Noord (and Velsen itself to Velsen-Zuid) to indicate clearly that it was part of the municipality.

In 1918, the steel producer Koninklijke Hoogovens was established in Velsen-Noord along the North Sea Canal. Its blast furnaces have defined the landscape of this town since then. The Hoogovensmuseum was opened in 2009 by the Stichting Industrieel Erfgoed Hoogovens (SIEHO) in order to preserve the industrial heritage of this historic steel producing site.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 1951AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 May 2022.


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