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| name | IJmuiden |
|---|---|
| settlement type | City |
| other name | |
| native name | |
| native name lang | nl |
| image map1 | Map NL - Velsen - IJmuiden.svg |
| map caption1 | IJmuiden in the municipality of Velsen |
| pushpin map | |
| pushpin map caption | Location in the Netherlands |
| subdivision type | Country |
| subdivision name | Netherlands |
| subdivision type1 | Province |
| subdivision name1 | Noord-Holland |
| subdivision type2 | Municipality |
| subdivision name2 | Velsen |
| coordinates region | NL |
| coordinates type | region:NL_type:city(48320) |
| coordinates display | inline,title |
| population total | 48320 |
| population as of | 2009 |
| population density km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| utc offset | +1 |
| timezone dst | CEST |
| utc offset dst | +2 |
| postal code type | Postal code |
| area code type | Dialing code |
| footnotes | }} |
The IJmuiden name literally means “mouth of the IJ”, which is a hint to the importance the town has for the Amsterdam harbor. The name “IJmuiden” first appeared as ''IJ-muiden'' in lines written in 1848 by the professor and journalist (and, later, a liberal finance minister in the Van Lynden van Sandenburg Cabinet) Simon Vissering. The present ''IJmuiden'' form was eventually adopted in 1876, as the North Sea Canal was being completed in this section.
In 1890 it had about 1,500 inhabitants, but boomed when the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hoogovens steelworks settled in IJmuiden in 1918. At that time shipping was at a low, because during World War I minesweepers laid many mines off the coast of IJmuiden. Also the canal mouth needed constant dredging due to the littoral drift in both directions on an open, sandy coast, due to winds blowing alternately from opposite quarters, sand accumulates in the sheltered angles outside the harbour between each converging breakwater and the shore.
Besides the Velsen Municipality Hall ''(Raadhuis van de gemeente Velsen)'', designed by the architect Willem Dudok as a centerpiece to his plan for a new IJmuiden, important sights in IJmuiden are the North Sea locks. The latter are among the largest in the world and one set is able to close off a shipping lane 50 metres (164 ft) wide and 12 meters (39 ft) deep. There are plans to enlarge or build a new set to facilitate passage for even larger vessels.
DFDS Seaways serve a route between Amsterdam and Newcastle via IJmuiden. A new roll-on/roll-off ferry route between IJmuiden and Great Yarmouth in the United Kingdom was considered. Any plans in that direction appear to have been abandoned by the relevant authorities.
Category:Populated places established in 1876 Category:Populated places in North Holland Category:Port cities and towns of the North Sea Category:Iron and steel mills Category:Velsen
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