Beverwijk
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Image:Ltspkr.pngBeverwijk is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Beverwijk received city rights in 1298.
On March 23, 1997, Beverwijk was the location of a clash of two football firms. Supporters of the Dutch football team AFC Ajax met with Feyenoord supporters in what has come to be known as the "Battle of Beverwijk". During this incident, the Ajax supporter Carlo Picornie was beaten to death.
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Population centres
The municipality of Beverwijk consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Beverwijk, Wijk aan Zee.
Local government
The municipal council of Beverwijk consists of 25 seats, which are divided as follows:
- PvdA - 7 seats
- CDA - 6 seats
- GroenLinks - 4 seats
- VVD - 4 seats
- Democraten Beverwijk - 2 seats
- Gemeentebelangen - 2 seats
References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
External links
- A map of Beverwijk
- A map of Wijk aan Zee
- Cultural Village Website
- New Times for the Villages (essay by Bert Kisjes and Carin Giesen)
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