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Breezand

Breezand is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, which is known for its flower bulbs, and lies about 7 km southeast of Den Helder.

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Place details

Locality: Breezand
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 3,370

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Breezand
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Sint Johannes Evangelistkerk - Breezand - 20396594 - RCE.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland

Wikidata facts

Country: Netherlands
Located in: Hollands Kroon
Time zone: UTC+01:00

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Breezand is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, which is known for its flower bulbs, and lies about 7 km southeast of Den Helder.

==Overview== The village was first mentioned in 1665 as Breesant, and means "wide sand" which refers to a former shoal to the north-east of Wieringen. The polder in which Breezand was built, was created in 1847. In 1931, the Catholic St John Evangelist Church was inaugurated. In 1914, a railway station opened on the Amsterdam to Den Helder railway line. It closed in 1938.