Veenhuizen, North Holland
Hamlet in North Holland, Netherlands
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Veenhuizen (West Frisian: Fenenhúze) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the former municipality of Heerhugowaard, about 6 km northeast of Heerhugowaard itself.
Veenhuizen | |
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Hamlet | |
Village entrance | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Veenhuizen Location in the Netherlands  Veenhuizen Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°42′09″N 4°53′25″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Dijk en Waard |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1704[1] |
| Dialing code | 072[1] |
Veenhuizen was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1854, when it was merged with Heerhugowaard.[2]
It is not a statistical entity.[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Heerhugowaard.[1] It consists of about 160 houses.[4]
Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Dijk en Waard.[4]
Gallery
Grave of Reinoud van Brederode (1567–1633) in the church of Veenhuizen
Veenhuizerkerk
