Warmenhuizen

Warmenhuizen
—  Town  —
Katholieke kerk in Warmenhuizen
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Warmenhuizen in the municipality of Harenkarspel.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Municipality Harenkarspel
Population (2005)
 • Total 5,600
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Warmenhuizen (West Frisian: Wermehúze) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Harenkarspel, and lies about 8 km northwest of Heerhugowaard.

In 2001, the town of Warmenhuizen had 4925 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.5 km², and contained 1812 residences.[1] The statistical area "Warmenhuizen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5940.[2]

An agricultural community. The area surrounding the town produces mainly dairy products, cabbage/potatoes, and hot house flowers. Mainly a Roman Catholic community featuring two churches, an old Protestant one, fallen into disuse, built in 16th century and a more modern Roman Catholic church constructed in the early 20th century.

Warmenhuizen was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Harenkarspel.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

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