Veenhuizen, North Holland

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Veenhuizen
Village
Coat of arms of Veenhuizen
Coordinates: 52°42′09″N 4°53���25″E / 52.70250°N 4.89028°E / 52.70250; 4.89028
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityDijk en Waard
Grave of Reinoud van Brederode (1567–1633) in the church of Veenhuizen

Veenhuizen (West Frisian: Fenenhúze) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the former municipality of Heerhugowaard, about 6 km northeast of Heerhugowaard itself.

Veenhuizen was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1854, when it was merged with Heerhugowaard.[1]

Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Dijk en Waard.

References[]

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

External links[]

J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Veenhuizen (North Holland)". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Coordinates: 52°42′09″N 4°53′25″E / 52.70250°N 4.89028°E / 52.70250; 4.89028


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