Venues in IJmuiden

IJmuiden is a small port city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam. To the south it abuts a large reserve of plant-covered dunes, the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park.

In the Roman era, this Velsen district was already inhabited, and archaeological finds at the impoldered lake of Wijkermeer indicate there was a North Sea port of some regional importance built here. Present day IJmuiden includes four harbors: the vissershaven, a fishing dock (visafslag), the haringhaven, the IJmondhaven and the Seaport Marina IJmuiden, a harbour for pleasure craft. IJmuiden became the largest fishing port of the Netherlands after the island of Urk became closed in by the Afsluitdijk. The town suffered heavy damage and demolition during World War II, because of its maritime importance.

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Venues in IJmuiden (1)

Municipal Theater Velsen

Groeneweg 71

Thanks to a hospitable reception, a personal service and our comfortable theater hall, which, despite the capacity of more than 700 seats, never loses its intimacy and continues to feel like a large atmospheric living room for theater makers and their spectators. The Stadsschouwburg Velsen is therefore a wonderful strong asset in the theater offering in Velsen and its region.