IJmuiden
IJmuiden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛiˈmœydə(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.
IJmuiden | |
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City | |
Satellite photo of IJmuiden and Velsen area | |
Within North Holland; and the Netherlands (inset, left) | |
IJmuiden in the municipality of Velsen | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′31″N 4°37′10″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Velsen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.9 m (6.2 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 32,185 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1970-1976 |
| Dialing code | 0255 |
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 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.