Huisduinen

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

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52°57′8″N 4°43′34″E / 52.95222°N 4.72611°E / 52.95222; 4.72611CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityDen HelderArea

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• Total1.98 km² (0.76 sq mi)Elevation

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0.4 m (1.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total600 • Density300/km² (780/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

1789^[1]

Dialing code0223

Huisduinen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦœyzdœynə(n)]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Den Helder, and lies about 2 km west of Den Helder.

History

The village was first mentioned between 918 and 948 as Husidina, and means "house in the dunes".^[3] A settlement more westwards had been known to exist in 866, but was lost in the sea in 1170. The second settlement disappeared in 1570. The current settlement was built around a 1574 sconce. In 1610, a dike was constructed to Callantsoog and Huisduinen was no longer an island. The town of Den Helder started to outgrow Huisduinen.^[4] In 1672, the Battle of Texel (1672) which is named "Battle of Kijkduin" in Dutch took place near the village.^[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church from 1851. Between 1895 and 1896, the church was extensively remodelled. The church contains a wooden model of a whaler from 1787.^[4]

The fortress Kijkduin was built by Napoleon in Huisduinen between 1811 and 1813, and served to protect Den Helder.^[4] In 1878, a lighthouse was built to the north of the fort. Nowadays, the fort houses a museum.^[5]

Huisduinen was home to 327 people in 1840.^[5] In 1942, the village was evacuated by the German authorities.^[4]

Gallery

Fort Kijkduin
Hotel in Huisduinen
Art on the sea dike
Dutch Reformed church

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 1789AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "Huisduinen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Huisduinen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Huisduinen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2022.