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Discover De Maer
The district De Maer of Heemskerk in Gemeente Heemskerk (Provincie Noord-Holland) with it's 1,140 citizens De Maer is a district in Netherlands about 13 mi north-west of Amsterdam, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Heiloo, Haarlem, Amsterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 4% |
Air Humidity | 70% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 83% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
4°C (39 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
NH Heemskerk Marquette
Van der Valk Hotel Akersloot
Huize Koningsbosch hotel restaurant
Fletcher Hotel - Restaurant Heiloo
Hotel-Resort Spaarnwoude
Duin & Kruidberg Country Estate
Hotel Velsen
Videos from this area
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Jazz Jackrabbit - Episode X - Holiday Hare '94: 01. Holidaius 1 (1994) [MS-DOS]
Released as "Jazz Jackrabbit Christmas Edition", this freeware episode lists itself as "Episode X: Holiday Hare" on the episode selection screen, beneath the 9 episodes from Jazz Jackrabbit....
Carmageddon: Reincarnation [Beta] 12-1: The City of Lost Giblets - The Big Ring (2015)
Carmageddon Reincarnation [Beta] Version: v0.9.0.6674 (hotfixed) (2015) Stage: 12-1 Level: The City of Lost Giblets - The Big Ring Mode: Classic Carma (Race, wreck, or wreak havoc - the choice...
Holiday Lemmings 1993 - Flurry Level 16: The Long Way Around (1993) [MS-DOS]
Christmas Lemmings is a series of short computer games released between 1991 and 1994, based on the original Lemmings game released in 1991. First released as Xmas Lemmings as two ...
Holiday Lemmings 1993 - Flurry Level 8: Vacation in Gemland (1993) [MS-DOS]
Christmas Lemmings is a series of short computer games released between 1991 and 1994, based on the original Lemmings game released in 1991. First released as Xmas Lemmings as two ...
Holiday Lemmings 1993 - Blitz Level 2: Lemmings Up High (1993) [MS-DOS]
Christmas Lemmings is a series of short computer games released between 1991 and 1994, based on the original Lemmings game released in 1991. First released as Xmas Lemmings as two ...
Duke Nukem - Episode 1: Shrapnel City - Level 6 [MS-DOS]
The game is set in the year 1997 (which was the "near future" at the time of game release). Dr. Proton is a madman, determined to take over the world with his army of Techbots. Duke Nukem,...
Holiday Lemmings 1993 - Blitz Level 1: Oogilemming! (1993) [MS-DOS]
Christmas Lemmings is a series of short computer games released between 1991 and 1994, based on the original Lemmings game released in 1991. First released as Xmas Lemmings as two ...
Holiday Lemmings 1993 - Flurry Level 3: Holiday Mining (1993) [MS-DOS]
Christmas Lemmings is a series of short computer games released between 1991 and 1994, based on the original Lemmings game released in 1991. First released as Xmas Lemmings as two ...
Jazz Jackrabbit - Episode X - Holiday Hare '94: 05. Holidaius 3 (1994) [MS-DOS]
Released as "Jazz Jackrabbit Christmas Edition", this freeware episode lists itself as "Episode X: Holiday Hare" on the episode selection screen, beneath the 9 episodes from Jazz Jackrabbit....
Holiday Lemmings 1993 - Blitz Level 11: The Search for Lem (1993) [MS-DOS]
Christmas Lemmings is a series of short computer games released between 1991 and 1994, based on the original Lemmings game released in 1991. First released as Xmas Lemmings as two ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Egmond aan den Hoef
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. In 2001 Egmond aan den Hoef had 2491 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.42 km², and contained 922 residences. The wider statistical area of Egmond aan den Hoef had a population of around 3540, which had risen to 3920 by end 2008.
Assendelft
Assendelft is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km northeast of Haarlem. Assendelft was a separate municipality until 1974, when the municipality of Zaanstad was formed. The statistical district "Assendelft", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 21,000.
Krommenie
Krommenie is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 15 km northeast of Haarlem. Krommenie was a separate municipality until 1974, when the new municipality of Zaanstad was created. The statistical district "Krommenie", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 17,330.
Westzaan
Westzaan is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km northeast of Haarlem. Westzaan was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of Zaanstad. In 2001, the town of Westzaan had 2130 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.34 km², and contained 834 residences. The statistical district "Westzaan", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4580.
Wormerveer
Wormerveer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km northwest of Amsterdam. Wormerveer has a population of around 11225. Wormerveer was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of the new municipality of Zaanstad.
Spaarndam
Spaarndam is a small village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands, on the Spaarne and IJ rivers. The oldest part of the village, on the western side of the Spaarne, belongs to the municipality of Haarlem; the newer part on the eastern side is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. The village is built around a dam in the river, which is also the division line of the two municipalities.
Bakkum
Bakkum is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum and lies about 12 km southwest of Alkmaar. It is the oldest village in Castricum and the closest to the shore. In 2001, the town of Bakkum had around 2680 inhabitants. This includes the neighbourhood of Bakkum-Noord (550 inhabitants) which is sometimes identified as a separate village.
TATA Steel Stadion
TATA Steel Stadion (also known as the Schoonenberg Stadion) is the home ground of the Dutch first-division football team Telstar. It is located in Velsen-Zuid, approximately 25 kilometers west of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was opened in 1948, with minor renovations in 1999. The stadium, with a capacity of 3,625, consists of an all-seater east stand, a small terraced south stand, and an all-seater west stand.
Akersloot
Akersloot is a town 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. In 2001, the town of Akersloot had 4347 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.81 km², and contained 1657 residences. The wider statistical area of Akersloot has a population of around 5080.
Alkmaarderhout
The Alkmaarderhout, more commonly known as the "Hout" was a multi-purpose stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Until 2006 it was used mostly for football matches as the home ground of Eredivisie team AZ. The stadium had a capacity of 8,914 people and was built in 1948. In 2006 it was replaced by the brand new, state of the art DSB Stadion and the Hout has been knocked down, possibly to make way for a new housing development.
Koninklijke Hoogovens
The IJmuiden Steelworks was created between 1920 and 1940 by Koninklijke Nederlandsche Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken (KNHS) that was known after 1996 as Koninklijke Hoogovens or informally as Hoogovens. ; a Dutch steel producer founded in 1918 based in IJmuiden, the Netherlands. The IJmuiden plant was expanded between 1920 and 1940, first producing iron, later steel, with hot and cold rolling producing flat products. In the 1960s the company diversified into Aluminium production.
De Woude
De Woude is a town 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, De Woude belonged to the municipality of Akersloot. The statistical district "De Woude" has a population of around 140. This includes the hamlet Stierop, south of the village of De Woude.
West-Knollendam
West-Knollendam is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and is situated about 15 km northwest of Amsterdam. The village is located by the Zaan River. On the opposite shore is Oostknollendam, in the municipality of Wormerland. In 2001, the town of West-Knollendam had 468 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.09 km², and contained 172 residences.
AFAS Stadion
AFAS Stadion, formerly called DSB Stadion is a stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of AZ. The stadium is able to hold 17,000 people and it officially opened on 4 August 2006 with a friendly against Arsenal. AZ lost the match 3–0, with Gilberto Silva scoring the stadium's first ever goal. The first Eredivisie game against NAC Breda was won 8–1 by the home team with the German midfielder Simon Cziommer scoring a hat-trick.
Wijk aan Zee en Duin
Wijk aan Zee en Duin is a former municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland. It existed from 1817 to 1936, when it was merged with Beverwijk. The municipality included the village of Wijk aan Zee and the countryside surrounding Beverwijk.
IJmuiden Heliport
IJmuiden Heliport, sometimes referred to as YPAD, is a small helipad located in the harbour area of the city of IJmuiden in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is exclusively used for maritime piloting services.
Egmond Abbey
Egmond Abbey or St. Adalbert's Abbey (Dutch: Abdij van Egmond, Sint-Adelbertabdij) is a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of the Annunciation between Egmond aan den Hoef and Bakkum in Egmond-Binnen in the municipality of Bergen in the Dutch province of North Holland. Founded in 975 and destroyed in the Reformation, it was re-founded in 1935 as the present Sint-Adelbertabdij, under the Diocese of Haarlem.
Kapel, North Holland
Kapel is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Heiloo, about 2 km south of Heiloo itself. The hamlet is named after the chapel of "Onze Lieve Vrouwe ter Nood", a pilgrimage site since 1409. Formerly, it was also known as Oesdom.
Castle Brederode
Castle Brederode, also called the Ruïns of Brederode, is located near Santpoort-Zuid. The castle was founded in the second half of the 13th century by William I van Brederode (1215–1285). William was a descendant of the lords van Teylingen, who were related to the counts of Holland. The castle formed part of the high lordship Brederode, which had been given in loan in the 13th century to the lords of Brederode by the count of Holland.
IJmuider Zee- en Havenmuseum
The IJmuider Zee- en Havenmuseum is a museum located at the start of the Vissershaven in IJmuiden, the Netherlands, dedicated to promoting interest and conserving the fishing and shipping cultural heritage of IJmuiden and the North Sea Canal.
Hoogovensmuseum
The Hoogovensmuseum is a museum located on the northern side of the North Sea Canal sluice gates at IJmuiden, in the former "buizengieterij" (pipe making factory) of Hoogovens on the Buizenweg in Velsen-Noord. It overlooks the binnenkanaal where water was pumped up to use for cooling. The former cooling bath house has been converted to an exhibition space.
Beeckestijn
Beeckestijn is a historical buitenplaats dating from the 18th century in a park by the same name in Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands.
Restaurant Apicius
Restaurant Apicius is a restaurant located in Bakkum, Castricum in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one or two Michelin stars from 2002 up until now. GaultMillau awarded them 16.0 points (out of 20). The restaurant has a quiet, classic, non-experimental style of cooking. Head chef Thorvald de Winter and his brother Maître Gaylord de Winter do not offer adventurous experiences but prefer to show the quality of products. According to Diningcity.
Mekog
Mekog (Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Kooksovengas, English coke oven gas exploitation company) was a chemical company founded 1928 that manufactured fertilzer using hydrogen from coke oven gas as a feedstock. The company's facilities were located on the site of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken steelworks near IJmuiden in the Netherlands.
Glastronome
Glastronome is a former restaurant located in Limmen, in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1980-1985. Head chef in the time of the Michelin star was Jaap Istha. Restaurant Glastronome closed down in 1987.