Callantsoog
Callantsoog | |
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Town | |
 View on Callantsoog. | |
 Coat of arms | |
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 The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Callantsoog in the former municipality of Zijpe. | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′N 4°42′E / 52.833°N 4.700°ECoordinates: 52°50′N 4°42′E / 52.833°N 4.700°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Schagen |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,956 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Callantsoog (West Frisian: Kallantsouge) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 18 km south of Den Helder. Callantsoog was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Zijpe.[1] Since 1990, the area of Callantsoog had made part of the municipalities of Zijpe, Den Helder, and Anna Paulowna. In 2012, Anna Paulowna has become part of the new municipality of Hollands Kroon, and in 2013, Zijpe merged with Schagen into the new municipality of Schagen. For that reason the area of Callantsoog has made part of the municipalities of Schagen, Den Helder and Hollands Kroon since 2013.
In 2001, the town of Callantsoog had 1956 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.58 km², and contained 899 residences.[2] The wider statistical area "Callantsoog" has a population of around 2580.[3] This includes also the village of and the hamlet of north of Callantsoog itself.
History[]
In the 1799 Battle of Callantsoog, the successful landing of 12 thousand British soldiers on the beaches north of the town launched the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, and triggered the mutiny or surrender of a squadron of Dutch warships.
Callantsoog now has the oldest official nude beach of the country, dating from 1973. It is a sandy beach 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the south.[4]
References[]
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Zijpe [1][permanent dead link].
- ^ "Nudist beach Callantsoog". naaktstrandje.nl. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
External links[]
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Callantsoog". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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