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Heiloo

Coordinates:52°36′N4°43′E/ 52.600°N 4.717°E/52.600; 4.717
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Heiloo
Municipalityandtown
Heiloo town centre
Heiloo town centre
Flag of Heiloo
Flag
Coat of arms of Heiloo
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Heiloo in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates:52°36′N4°43′E/ 52.600°N 4.717°E/52.600; 4.717
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Government
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• BodyMunicipal council
•MayorMascha ten Bruggencate (D66)
Area
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• Total19.01 km2(7.34 sq mi)
• Land18.70 km2(7.22 sq mi)
• Water0.31 km2(0.12 sq mi)
Elevation
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3 m (10 ft)
Population
(January 2021)[4]
• Total24,144
• Density1,291/km2(3,340/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Heilooënaar, Heilooër
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postcode
1850–1852
Area code072
Websitewww.heiloo.nl
Map of Heiloo, June 2015

Heiloo(Dutch pronunciation:[ɦɛiˈloː]ⓘ) is amunicipalityandtownin theNetherlands,located in the province ofNorth Holland.The community is part of the cooperation regionKennemerlandand is located in the historical region ofWest Friesland.Heiloo had a population of 24,144 in 2021.

Origins of the name

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Heiloo (from the Dutchheilige loo,"sacred forest" ) was given its name becauseSaint Willibrordwas said to have performed a miracle there around 690 and created a church on a small hill.

Notable attractions

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It has a town hall dating from 1926 and a church from the 12th century known as theWitte Kerk.[5]In the late Middle Ages a Marian shrine came into being for Our Lady to Need (Onze Lieve Vrouwe ter Nood). The chapel was partially destroyed in 1573 during theSpanish Siege of Alkmaar,and it was completely demolished in 1637.[6]Before it was razed to the ground, the Alkmaar painterGerrit Pietersz. de Jonghdepicted a family on a pilgrimage at the ruins of the single wall left remaining after the siege.[7]Pilgrimage started to flourish again in 1713 when a spring started to sprout where the chapel had stood.[8][9]The Marian sanctuary, situated outside the village in a so-called procession park, is one of the major pilgrimage destinations in the Netherlands, attracting pilgrims mainly from the diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam. In the 1950s and 1960s the population grew quickly as many residents of Amsterdam moved to the area. Many residents work and attend school in the neighbouring city ofAlkmaar.

Sporting clubs

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  • FCC Boscrossers[10]– The localBMXclub has produced 5 World Champions,[11]4 European Champions and many National Champions. The 2013 17-24-year-old Double World Champion for 20 "and Cruiser Class was Robin Van Der Kolk,[12]who won both titles in Auckland New Zealand.
  • AV Trias – The local athletics club has produced 2 Olympic athletes,Lisanne de WitteandLaura de Witte.

Local government

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Themunicipal councilof Heiloo consists of 19 seats, which at the2022 municipal electionsdivided as follows:[13]

  • Heiloo 2000 – 5 seats
  • VVD– 3 seats
  • PvdA– 3 seats
  • D66– 3 seats
  • CDA– 2 seats
  • Local Interest Heiloo (Gemeentebelangen) – 2 seats
  • Heiloo Local – 1 seat

Currentmayor:Mascha ten Bruggencate (D66).

Railway connections

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ConnectionsfromHeiloo railway stationinclude:Alkmaar,Hoorn,Uitgeest,Zaandam,Amsterdam,Utrecht,'s-Hertogenbosch,Eindhoven,The Hague,Weert,Roermond,MaastrichtandHeerlen.

Until October 2013 there was a second stop on the railway line between Heiloo andLimmen,used once a month to bringpilgrimsto the nearbychapel.The name of both station and chapel was 'Onze lieve vrouwe ter nood' or 'Our Lady to Need'; the station was known as Runxputte until 1914. One of the platforms was demolished in 1997 for safety reasons.[14]

Notable residents

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Jos Brink
Laura de Witte, 2016

Sport

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  • Sint Paulus, Heiloo
    Sint Paulus, Heiloo
  • Bridge between the hoekstuk and the vlei, Heiloo
    Bridge between the hoekstuk and the vlei, Heiloo
  • S.M. Glorieux, Heiloo
    S.M. Glorieux, Heiloo
  • Local house, Heiloo
    Local house, Heiloo

References

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  1. ^"Samenstelling college"[Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Heiloo. Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2012.Retrieved6 March2014.
  2. ^"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020"[Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020].StatLine(in Dutch).CBS.24 July 2020.Retrieved19 September2020.
  3. ^"Postcodetool for 1851JA".Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland(in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived fromthe originalon 21 September 2013.Retrieved6 March2014.
  4. ^"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand"[Population growth; regions per month].CBS Statline(in Dutch).CBS.1 January 2021.Retrieved2 January2022.
  5. ^"Geschiedenis".Archived fromthe originalon 7 January 2012.Retrieved4 July2012.
  6. ^Thiers, Ottie (2005).'t Putje van Heiloo: bedevaarten naar O.L. Vrouw ter Nood.Hilversum: Verloren. pp. 20–23.ISBN90-6550-858-9.OCLC66467176.
  7. ^"Adlib Internet Server 6 | Details".adlib.catharijneconvent.nl.Retrieved19 January2022.
  8. ^Thiers, Ottie (2005).'t Putje van Heiloo: bedevaarten naar O.L. Vrouw ter Nood.Hilversum: Verloren. p. 31.ISBN90-6550-858-9.OCLC66467176.
  9. ^"Adlib Internet Server 6 | Details".adlib.catharijneconvent.nl.Retrieved19 January2022.
  10. ^www.boscrossers.nl
  11. ^www.boscrossers.nl (2)Archived19 March 2014 at theWayback Machine
  12. ^"Robin van der Kolk #186:: Home".Archived fromthe originalon 18 March 2014.Retrieved18 March2014.
  13. ^"Heiloo municipal election 2022".verkiezingsuitslagen.nl(in Dutch). 16 March 2022.Retrieved23 April2024.
  14. ^"tijdelijke halte Onze Lieve Vrouwe ter Nood - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".Archived fromthe originalon 17 May 2011.Retrieved11 April2008.
  15. ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 25 January 2020
  16. ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 25 January 2020
  17. ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 25 January 2020
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