Huisduinen

Huisduinen

Huisduinen

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

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.

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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]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 1789AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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    "Huisduinen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Huisduinen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Huisduinen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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