Editing Enkhuizen

{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Enkhuizen
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| map_caption             = Location in North Holland
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| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Holland]]
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| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
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| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Eduard van Zuijlen]]
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Enkhuizen}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Enkhuizen}}
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| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 1600–1602
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0228
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.enkhuizen.nl}}
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[[File:Gem-Enkhuizen-OpenTopo.jpg|275px|thumb|''Map of Enkhuizen, June 2015'']]

'''Enkhuizen''' ({{IPA|nl|ɛŋkˈɦœyzə(n)|-|Nl-Enkhuizen.ogg}}) is a municipality and a city in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Holland]] and the region of [[West Friesland (region)|West-Frisia]]. 

== History ==
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|footnote    = 
|source      = {{Harvnb|Lourens|Lucassen|1997|pp=59–60}}
|1398|1900
|1477|3500
|1494|3175
|1514|3600
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|1557|5500
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Enkhuizen, like [[Hoorn]] and [[Amsterdam]], was one of the harbour-towns of the [[Dutch East India Company|VOC]], from where overseas trade with the [[East Indies]] was conducted. It received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1355. On June 24, 1572 during the [[Eighty Years' War]], in Enkhuizen five [[Franciscans]] from [[Alkmaar]] were [[Hanging|hanged]]: known as the [[martyrs of Alkmaar]].

In the mid-17th century, Enkhuizen was at the peak of its power and was one of the most important harbour cities in the Netherlands. However, due to a variety of reasons, notably the [[silting]] up of the harbours, Enkhuizen lost its position to Amsterdam.

== Tourism ==
Enkhuizen has one of the largest marinas in the Netherlands. The [[Zuiderzee Museum]] is located in Enkhuizen. The [[Drommedaris (tower)|Drommedaris]] is the oldest building in Enkhuizen, dating from 1540. Tourists can take boat trips to and from the port to [[Medemblik]].<ref>{{cite book|title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: The Netherlands: The Netherlands|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFFTqI5PoYsC|date=1 August 2011|publisher=DK Publishing|isbn=978-0-7566-8476-1|page=178}}</ref>

== Industry ==
Industrially, Enkhuizen is home to a number of seed production companies, [[Enza Zaden]], [[Syngenta]], [[Bayer Crop Science]], as well as a [[plastic]]s factory. Tourism is also a large part of the economy.

==Population centres ==
The municipality of Enkhuizen consists of the city of Enkhuizen and the settlements of [[Oosterdijk, Enkhuizen|Oosterdijk]] and [[Westeinde, North Holland|Westeinde]].

== Local government ==
After the [[2022 Dutch municipal elections|2022 local election]], the 17 seats of Enkhuizen municipal council divided as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title= Enkhuizen municipal election 2022 |url= https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731111 |access-date=9 February 2024|website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>
{{columns-list|colwidth=12em|
* Enkhuizen Forward! – 3 seats
* [[Socialistische Partij (Nederland)|SP]] – 3 seats
* [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] – 2 seats
* [[Democrats 66|D66]] – 2 seats
* [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]] – 2 seats
* Enkhuizer Alternative – 1 seat
* Nieuw Enkhuizen – 1 seat
* No party (C.H.Segerius) – 1 seat
* [[Pirate Party (Netherlands)|Pirate Party]] – 1 seat
* [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] – 1 seat
}}

== Transport ==
[[Enkhuizen railway station|Enkhuizen station]] offers direct rail service to [[Hoorn]], [[Amsterdam]] and [[Maastricht]]/[[Heerlen]], with the journey to [[Amsterdam Centraal railway station|Amsterdam Centraal]] of around an hour.

During the summer, [[ferry|ferries]] for pedestrians and cyclists operate between Enkhuizen and [[Stavoren]], [[Medemblik]] and [[Urk]].

It is also possible to drive or cycle across the [[Houtribdijk]] to [[Lelystad]], passing under a [[naviduct]] near the Krabbersgat lock.

==Notable buildings==
*[[Evangelical Lutheran Church (Enkhuizen)]]
* [[St Francis Xavier Church, Enkhuizen]]

== Notable residents ==
[[File:Jacob Mossel 1704-1761.jpg|140px|thumb|Jacob Mossel, ca.1755]]
[[File:Stef Blok 2015 (1).jpg|140px|thumb|Stef Blok, 2015]]
[[File:Wijda Mazereeuw 1975.jpg|140px|thumb|Wijda Mazereeuw, 1975]]
=== Public thought and public service ===
* [[Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer]] (ca.1534–1606) [[Nautical chart|nautical cartographer]]
* [[Franciscus Maelson]] (1538–1601) Dutch physician and statesman
* [[Dirck Gerritsz Pomp]] (1544–ca.1608) sailor, the first known Dutch visitor to China and Japan
* [[Jan Huyghen van Linschoten]] (1563–1611) merchant, trader and historian
* [[Joris Carolus]] (ca.1566–ca.1636) Dutch cartographer and explorer
* [[Johannes Antonides van der Linden]] (1609–1664) Dutch physician, botanist and author
* [[Hermann Witsius]] (1636–1708) Dutch theologian
* [[Cornelis Jan Simonsz]] (ca.1661–ca.1727) [[Governor of Dutch Ceylon]] 1703/1707
* [[Jacob Mossel]] (1704– 1761) sailor and [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] 1750/1761 
* [[Jan Baas]] (born 1950) Dutch politician and Mayor of Enkhuizen
* [[Gerrit Zalm]] (born 1952) banker, former [[List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands|Minister of Finance]]
* [[Stef Blok]] (born 1964) Dutch politician and [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] 
=== The arts ===
* [[Pieter Symonsz Potter]] (1597–1652) [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter
* [[Willem Bartsius]] (1612–1657) [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter. 
* [[Jacob Steendam]] (1615– ca.1672) Dutch poet and minister.<ref>{{Cite Appletons'|wstitle= Steendam, Jacob |volume = V |page = 661 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Paulus Potter]] (1625–1654) painter
* [[Pieter Gallis]] (1633–1697) [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter
* [[Dirck Ferreris]] (1639–1693) [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter
* [[Jos Lussenburg]] (1889–1975) Dutch painter and musician
* [[Matthijs Verschoor]] (born 1955) Dutch classical pianist and academic

=== Science and business ===
* [[Jan Verbruggen]] (1712–1781) Dutch master gun-founder and an artist 
* [[David de Gorter]] (1717–1783) Dutch physician, botanist and academic 
* [[Gerbrand Bakker (physician)|Gerbrand Bakker]] (1771–1828) physician, professor at the University of Groningen
* [[Harm Bart]] (born 1942) Dutch mathematician, economist and academic
=== Sport ===
* [[Corry Vreeken]] (1928-2025) Dutch chess Women's Grandmaster
* [[Nel Zwier]] (1936–2001) Dutch high jumper, competed at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Eljo Kuiler]] (born 1946) former diver, competed at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Wijda Mazereeuw]] (born 1953) Dutch swimmer, competed in the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] & [[1976 Summer Olympics]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Enkhuizen, het stationsgebouw RM507064 IMG 4145 2024-07-28 10.19.jpg|Enkhuizen, train station
File:Enkhuizen, de Koepoort foto5 2010-06-05 10.03.JPG|Enkhuizen, gate: de [[Koepoort]]
File:Enkhuizen, de Drommedaris RM464878 foto4 2015-10-11 10.53.jpg|Enkhuizen, town gate: de [[Drommedaris (tower)|Drommedaris]]
File:Drommedaris met de Bocht.jpg|Enkhuizen in winter
</gallery>

== References ==
=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Sources ===
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last1=Lourens |first1=Piet |last2=Lucassen |first2=Jan |title = Inwonertallen van Nederlandse steden ca. 1300–1800 |year=1997 |location = Amsterdam |publisher=NEHA |ISBN = 9057420082 }}
{{refend}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Enkhuizen}}
* [http://www.enkhuizen.nl Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Enkhuizen
 | North     = ''[[IJsselmeer]]''
 | East      = ''[[IJsselmeer]]''
 | South     = ''[[Markermeer]]''
 | West      = [[Medemblik]]<br />[[Stede Broec]]
}}
{{North Holland Province}}

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[[Category:Enkhuizen| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of North Holland]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Holland]]