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Egmond aan den Hoef

Field	Value
name	Egmond aan den Hoef
settlement_type	Village
other_name
native_name
native_name_lang	nl
image_skyline	Kasteel Egmond7.JPG
image_caption	Egmont's statue (of Lamoral, Count of Egmont) before the remains of Castle den Hoef (Castle Egmond), and in the background the 13th-century castle chapel which was fully restored in the 17th century
image_flag	Egmond vlag.svg
image_shield	Egmond-Binnen en Egmond aan den Hoef wapen.svg
pushpin_map	Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
pushpin_label_position	top
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	North Holland
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Bergen
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	3.6
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	13.89
population_footnotes
population_total	3395
population_as_of	2025
population_urban	2295
population_rural	1105
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	1934
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	072
coordinates

Egmond aan den Hoef () is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 7 km west of Alkmaar. Until 2001, Egmond aan den Hoef was part of the municipality of Egmond.

The village was first mentioned in 1167 Ekmunde, and means "parcel of land belonging to Egmond". The name originally applied only to the castle, but was later used for the settlement around the castle.

In Egmond aan den Hoef are the remains of Egmond Castle, the residence of the House of Egmond. The castle was first built in the 11th century, and was destroyed around 1205. It was rebuilt and fortified, and was destroyed again in the 14th century. Again it was rebuilt. In 1573 at the order of William the Silent it was demolished by the Geuzen, led by Diederik Sonoy. The remnants were taken down at the end of the 18th century. During the 1930s the remains were dug up.

The French philosopher René Descartes, author of Meditations on First Philosophy, lived in Egmond aan den Hoef, right near the castle remains, in 1643-44 and perhaps longer. For many years he lived in the neighboring village of Egmond-Binnen.

Famous inhabitants

William II, Lord of Egmond (ca.1230-1304)
John I, Lord of Egmond] (1310 - 1369)
Arnold I, Lord of Egmond (1337 - 1409)
John II, Lord of Egmond] (1384 - 1451)
William IV, Lord of Egmont (1412 - 1483)
John III of Egmont, first Count of Egmond (1438 - 1516)
John IV of Egmont, 2nd Count of Egmond (1499 - 1528)
Isaac le Maire (1558-1624), founder of the Dutch East India Company
René Descartes (1596-1650)
Nicolaes Witsen (1641-1717), mayor of Amsterdam
Erwin Bowien (1899-1972), German Painter.
Teun de Nooijer (born there in 1976), hockey player

Gallery

Image:Gezicht op het kasteel te Egmond aan den Hoef Rijksmuseum SK-A-990.jpeg|View of Egmond Castle, by Claes Jacobsz van der Heck (1638), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Image:Gezicht op de abdij te Egmond-Binnen Rijksmuseum SK-A-991.jpeg|View of Egmond Abbey, by Claes Jacobsz van der Heck (1638), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Image:Slotkapel Egmond.JPG|13th – 17th century chapel of Egmond Castle Image:Egmond-aan-de-Hoef.JPG|Village center of Egmond aan de Hoef Image:Schaap Veronica (Frank Rosen - Egmond aan den Hoef).JPG|Het Schaap Veronica by Frank Rosen. Statue commemorating Wim Bijmoer, illustrator of Annie M. G. Schmidts poems about "Het Schaap Veronica". Image:Egmond aan den Hoef - Wimmenumer Molen.JPG|Wimmenumer windmill, built in 1774 Image:Slotweg 15.JPG|17th century houses at the castle road (Slotweg) Image:April colours in North Holland 2014-04-23-110.jpg|Bulb fields near Egmond aan den Hoef Image:Herdenkingsmonument Egmond aan den Hoef.JPG|Memorial to local victims of World War II Image:Egmond aan den Hoef. Landhuis Koningshoef.jpg|Koningshoef Mansion, built in 1865, reusing parts of a demolished church

References

"Postcodetool for 1934AA". Het Waterschapshuis.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025".
"Egmond aan den Hoef - (geografische naam)".

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