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Hippolytushoef

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Hippolytushoef, abbreviated locally as Hippo, is a town in the western Netherlands, located in the municipality of Hollands Kroon, North Holland, 14 km east of Den Helder.

Key facts

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Hippolytushoef
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Town
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nl
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Postkantoor, overzicht voorgevel en rechter zijgevel - Hippolytushoef - 20396637 - RCE.jpg
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Map NL - Wieringen - Hippolytushoef.png
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The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Hippolytushoef in the former municipality of Wieringen. -->
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Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
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top
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250
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Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Holland
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Municipality
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Hollands Kroon

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Instance of
village
Located in
Hollands Kroon
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
Hippolythushoef centrum.jpg
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Commons category
Hippolytushoef
located in/on physical feature
Wieringen
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Encyclopedic overview

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Hippolytushoef, abbreviated locally as Hippo, is a town in the western Netherlands, located in the municipality of Hollands Kroon, North Holland, 14&nbsp;km east of Den Helder.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1343 or 1344 as "van Ypolshove", and is a combination of "farmland" and Hippolytus of Rome. Hippolytushoef was the main village of the former island Wieringen and originates in the 12th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hippolytushoef” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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