Bakkum

Bakkum is a village 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 has three satellites: the village of Bakkum-Noord [nl], the hamlet Noord Bakkum [nl] and Bakkum aan Zee which is nowadays called Castricum aan Zee [nl].^[3]

CountryNetherlands

Elevation

^[2]

1.3 m (4.3 ft)

Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Postal code

1901^[1]

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Bakkum
Village
Bakkum Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Bakkum Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands Show map of North Holland
Coordinates: 52°34′N 4°39′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Castricum
Area [1]
• Total	5.00 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1.3 m (4.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,585
• Density	517/km2 (1,340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1901[1]
Dialing code	0251

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The village was first mentioned in the late-11th century as Bachem, and means "settlement on a height".^[4] Bakkum used to be a heerlijkheid. In 1749, it was sold to Nicolaas Geelvinck who was Lord of Castricum among others.^[5]

In 1812, Bakkum became a part of the municipality of Castricum.^[3] Some tourism developed in the early 20th century, but Bakkum never developed into a seaside resort town. After World War II, it started to form a single urban area with Castricum.^[5]