page_title: Schoorl
hierarchical_section_title: Schoorl
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Raadhuisje in Schoorl, Noord-Holland, Nederland
context_page_description: Schoorl is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 8 km northwest of Alkmaar. Until 2001, Schoorl was also a municipality of its own.
  Schoorl is a village in between the polder area of North Holland and the Kennemer dunes. The village is about 8 km long and never wider than 2 km. The village is heavily protected by the highest and widest dunes of the Netherlands, which reach about 54 m above sealevel right behind the center of Schoorl, and are more than 5 km wide.
  Schoorl is a major local tourism location in the summer and counts over 25 campsites, the largest concentration of campsites in the Netherlands.
  The village, earlier named Scorel contains evidence of a long history in the form of two raadhuisjes aging from 1600. The Dutch painter and evangelist Jan van Scorel was born here.
  Meidenmarkt is the most renowned yearly festivity that is celebrated once a year on the second day of pentecost. The celebration is a 100-year-old tradition where the local youngsters can meet partners of the opposite sex. The celebration takes place on the klimduin in the center of town.
context_section_description: Schoorl is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 8 km northwest of Alkmaar. Until 2001, Schoorl was also a municipality of its own.
  Schoorl is a village in between the polder area of North Holland and the Kennemer dunes. The village is about 8 km (5mls) long and never wider than 2 km (1mls). The village is heavily protected by the highest and widest dunes of the Netherlands, which reach about 54 m (164 ft) above sealevel right behind the center of Schoorl, and are more than 5 km (3mls) wide.
  Schoorl is a major local tourism location in the summer and counts over 25 campsites, the largest concentration of campsites in the Netherlands.
  The village, earlier named Scorel contains evidence of a long history in the form of two raadhuisjes (town hall) aging from 1600. The Dutch painter and evangelist Jan van Scorel was born here.
  Meidenmarkt is the most renowned yearly festivity that is celebrated once a year on the second day (Monday) of pentecost (see also this list of dates to see when Pentecost begins). The celebration is a 100-year-old tradition where the local youngsters can meet partners of the opposite sex. The celebration takes place on the klimduin in the center of town. This klimduin is a century old attraction and many Dutch people have visited it as part of a school trip.
  During World War II, Kamp Schoorl was a concentration camp originally built as a Dutch army camp. Jews and political prisoners were imprisoned there and some were then deported in camps in the east where they were later murdered.
caption: Raadhuisje Schoorl
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