Heerhugowaard

I (Arnold) was born in Heerhugowaard.
This is now in the municipality of Dijk en Waard.
Heerhugowaard is located near Alkmaar between Alkmaar and Hoorn.

The municipality of Dijk en Waard was created by a merger
between the municipality of Heerhugowaard and the municipality of Langedijk.
Dijk en Waard has more than 91,000 inhabitants.
According to the latest announcement, Dijk en Waard has a population of 91,431.
Nowadays, several places belong to the municipality of Dijk en Waard.
the Villages from South to North:
Heerhugowaard, Sint Pancras, Broek op Langedijk, Koedijk (north),
Zuid-Scharwoude, Noord-Scharwoude, Veenhuizen, De Noord, Oudkarspel
and Verlaat (south).

So Heerhugowaard is still a place name.
Only the municipal name has been changed to Dijk en Waard.
Heerhugowaard has no city rights.

Heerhugowaard is known for the City of the Sun. (Stad van de Zon)
the "Stad van de Zon" is the first CO2 emission-neutral district in the world.
This was achieved through solar panels and 3 wind turbines.
In addition, it has a beach of Luna, lake of Luna and park of Luna.
the beach is not on a sea but on a lake where you can often swim
or do water sports. Heerhugowaard doesn't have a sea.
It is very likely that the City of the Sun will retain its world-famous status
as a CO2 emission-neutral district.
This is partly because the D66 party was elected in the last election.
A coalition with D66 and the VVD would increase the security of renewable energy.
The PVV was elected in the penultimate election, jeopardizing this status.
The PVV wanted to move the wind turbines from the land to the sea.

Heerhugowaard also has the largest shopping center in the head of
North Holland (Noord-Holland). Middenwaard.
Heerhugowaard is easily accessible by train.
Work is underway on a brand new shunting yard for trains
and grade-separated intersections and passageways.
the railway underpass on the zuidtangent will have a major impact.

From January 2025 to April 19, 2026, these works may cause inconvenience.
The opening of the railway underpass was initially planned for early May 2026.
However, thanks to the hard work of the construction team, the railway underpass
will open earlier than originally planned.
The underpass will be complete on Saturday, April 18, 2026, and will open
on Monday, April 20, 2026.
You can find the announcement about the earlier opening on
the website of the municipality of Dijk en Waard.

Heerhugowaard has many facilities that can also be found in a city.
For example, Heerhugowaard has a cinema, theatre, library, polder museum,
swimming pool, marina, petting zoos, bowling alley, hospital outpatient clinic,
eye centre, GPs, pharmacies, residential care centres, supermarkets,
DIY stores, garden centres, prisons, cemeteries and a crematorium.
In addition to standard public transport such as NS trains and Connexxion buses,
Heerhugowaard also has its own scheduled services with HugoHopper buses.
Heerhugowaard also has various associations.
including sports clubs, music clubs, a first aid association, brass band association,
canine club, leisure clubs and various community centres.
Heerhugowaard also has various types of schools.
There is primary, secondary and vocational education in Heerhugowaard.

I was born in the house where my parents still live.
Also in Heerhugowaard.
Fortunately, I live close to my family.

Within Heerhugowaard I have moved 2 times.
1 time from the schilderswijk (painting disctrict) to an anti-squat house
in the schilderswijk. There I unfortunately had to leave soon.
Therefore I moved from the schilderswijk to the schrijverswijk
(writers district) where I live since November 11, 2011.
So I've lived here for 14 years.

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