Limmen

Limmen is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum, and is situated about 9 km southwest of Alkmaar. Before 2002 it was a separate municipality.

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Place details

Locality: Castricum
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 7,300
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Settlement.name: Limmen
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Limmen NH.JPG
Settlement.image_shield: Limmen wapen.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: Dutch Municipality Den Helder 2006.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Den Helder - Huisduinen.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Huisduinen in the municipality of Den Helder. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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Limmen is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum, and is situated about 9 km southwest of Alkmaar. Before 2002 it was a separate municipality.

==History== Limmen has been mentioned in various documents since 750, by the name Limbon and later Limmen. It has seen prosperous times, but also times of struggle.