Huisduinen

Huisduinen () is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Den Helder, and lies about 2 km west of Den Helder.

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Place details

Locality: Den Helder
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 485

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Huisduinen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Huisduinen.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Huisduinen
Settlement.image_flag: Huisduinen_vlag.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: Dutch Municipality Den Helder 2006.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Den Helder - Huisduinen.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Huisduinen in the municipality of Den Helder. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: seaside resort
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Den Helder
Elevation: 0
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Body of water: North Sea
Image: Huisduinen.jpg

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Huisduinen () is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Den Helder, and lies about 2 km west of Den Helder.

== History == The village was first mentioned between 918 and 948 as Husidina, and means "house in the dunes". A settlement more westwards had been known to exist in 866, but was lost in the sea in 1170. The second settlement disappeared in 1570. The current settlement was built around a 1574 sconce. In 1610, a dike was constructed to Callantsoog and Huisduinen was no longer an island. The town of Den Helder started to outgrow Huisduinen. In 1673, the Battle of Texel (1673) which is named "Battle of Kijkduin" in Dutch took place near the village.

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