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A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
11 km · about 20 min drive
North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
Akersloot works well as a base: 5 minutes from Uitgeest, 11km from Zaanse Schans.
Akersloot is a town located in North Holland, Netherlands. With a population of 5,010, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Akersloot sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Akersloot to your route.
Akersloot is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum, and lies about 9 km south of Alkmaar. Until 1 January 2002, Akersloot was a separate municipality.
The oldest name for Akersloot was Axmericota, meaning "Oak Forest at the Sea".
In the years between 1250 andRead more
1400, Akersloot gained the title "capital village of Kennemerland". Limmen was the second village in Kennermerland in prestige. In 1276 the people of Akersloot regained their rights and privileges from Count Floris V due to their bravery in the struggle against the Frisians. These privileges were removed by their former lord, the count of Holland, in the early 13th century because they rebelled against him.
Akersloot was razed in October 1573 by retreating Spaniards after the siege of Alkmaar. Several residences and other buildings were burnt to ashes.
After the 80-year war, trade bloomed. Even seafaring and fishery was part of the Akersloot economy.
The Akersloot of today was isolated for a long time. Communication with the outer world was maintained through salon boats of the Alkmaar Packet. After the liberation good bus connections gradually emerged. Akersloot gained a yachting harbor, which now is one of the major ones on the Alkmaardermeer.
A bastion in Galle Fort in Sri Lanka is named Akersloot Bastion which was the birthplace of Willem Jacobszoon Coster who overtook Galle from Protuguess on 13 March 1640.
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Akersloot is located in North Holland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.5608 latitude, 4.7333 longitude.
Akersloot has a population of approximately 5,010 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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A handsome historic square dominated by the towering St-Bavo church where Mozart once played the great organ.
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Imposing 17th-century palace on Dam Square built during the Dutch Golden Age, still used for royal functions.
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The preserved hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II, a powerful memorial to the Holocaust.
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Corner café on Amsterdam's Noordermarkt whose towering cinnamon-heavy appeltaart with whipped cream is widely held to be the Netherlands' best apple pie: the queue on Saturday market morning is part of the ritual.
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Historic heart of Amsterdam flanked by the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument.
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UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
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