Uitgeest: Compact Village Between Alkmaar and the Zaanstreek
Commuters across North Holland know Uitgeest station: this is the junction where trains split toward Alkmaar and Hoorn. The village of about 11,794 residents sits on the edge of the Uitgeestermeer lake, with polders stretching south between Alkmaar and Zaanstad.
The old centre around the Middelweg and the Hervormde Kerk is modest. The Uitgeestermeer and surrounding waterways offer sailing and fishing. Fort aan den Ham, part of the Stelling van Amsterdam UNESCO World Heritage defence line, lies within the municipality.
The flat polder landscape is characteristic of the Zaanstreek-Waterland area. Most residents commute to Amsterdam, Alkmaar, or the Zaanstreek. Alkmaar is about 10 kilometres north, Beverwijk approximately 5 kilometres west.
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Commuters across North Holland know Uitgeest station: this is the junction where trains split toward Alkmaar and Hoorn. The village of about 11,794 residents sits on the edge of the Uitgeestermeer lake, with polders stretching south between Alkmaar and Zaanstad.
The old centre around the Middelweg and the Hervormde Kerk is modest. The Uitgeestermeer and surrounding waterways offer sailing and fishing. Fort aan den Ham, part of the Stelling van Amsterdam UNESCO World Heritage defence line, lies within the municipality.
The flat polder landscape is characteristic of the Zaanstreek-Waterland area. Most residents commute to Amsterdam, Alkmaar, or the Zaanstreek. Alkmaar is about 10 kilometres north, Beverwijk approximately 5 kilometres west.
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