IJmuiden

IJmuiden
City
Satellite photo of all but south-east corner of Velsen municipality which includes this port and its opposing steelworks.
Satellite photo of IJmuiden and Velsen area
Within North Holland; and the Netherlands (inset, left)
Within North Holland; and the Netherlands (inset, left)
IJmuiden in the municipality of Velsen
IJmuiden in the municipality of Velsen
Coordinates: 52°27′31″N 4°37′10″E / 52.45861°N 4.61944°E / 52.45861; 4.61944
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityVelsen
Area
 • Total
12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Elevation1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Population
 • Total
32,360
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1970-1976[1]
Dialing code0255

IJmuiden (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛiˈmœydə(n)]) is a port city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam. To the south it abuts a large reserve of plant-covered dunes, the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. The city is on the south bank; the north bank is otherwise a steel plant and Velsen-Noord.

It is 10 kilometres (6 mi) north northwest of Haarlem which is 18 kilometres (11 mi) due west of Amsterdam.

The port is a deepwater port suited to fully laden Panamax ships, and the fourth port of the Netherlands.

The internal capitalization within IJmuiden is as IJ is a digraph in modern Dutch so in some typefaces recognised as a ligature which places it in one typed or handwritten space.

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022. three entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1791AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

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