Huisduinen

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The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Huisduinen in the municipality of Den Helder.

Huisduinen 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.

In 2001, the village of Huisduinen had 513 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.18 km², and contained 231 residences.^[1] The statistical district "Huisduinen", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 520.^[2]

The fortress Kijkduin was built by Napoleon in Huisduinen. In Dutch, the Battle of Texel (1672) is named "Battle of Kijkduin" after this location.

[edit] References

1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [2]. As of January 1, 2005.

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Coordinates: 52°57′8″N 4°43′34″E / 52.95222, 4.72611