Hippolytushoef
Sign in to saveHippolytushoef, 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.
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- Hippolytushoef
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- Town
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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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- Netherlands
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- North Holland
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- Municipality
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- Hollands Kroon
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- village
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Hollands Kroon
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Hippolythushoef centrum.jpg
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- Hippolytushoef
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- Wieringen
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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.
== 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.
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