Vijfhuizen

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The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Vijfhuizen in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.

Vijfhuizen (52°21′N, 4°41′E) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 4 km southeast of Haarlem.

In 2001, the town of Vijfhuizen had 1832 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.48 km², and contained 728 residences.^[1] The wider statistical area of Vijfhuizen has a population of around 2800.^[2]

[edit] Monuments and parks

• Fort Vijfhuizen is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam and a World Heritage Site. It is currently home to a charitable foundation run by volunteers with 12 art studios and a restaurant.
• Vijfhuizen bridge

[edit] References

1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Haarlemmermeer From 2002 a new Vinex location has been build along Vijfhuizen, expanding the size of the village to twize the size, approximately 5000 inhabits. [2].