Petten
Sign in to savePetten is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km northwest of Alkmaar, on the North Sea. The population is ca. 1900.
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Place details
- Locality
- Petten
- Region
- Noord-Holland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,640
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Petten
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:De Branding.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Pub in Petten
- Settlement.image_shield
- Petten wapen.svg
- Settlement.motto
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- Settlement.image_map
- LocatieZijpe.png
- Settlement.image_map1
- Map NL - Zijpe - Petten.png
- Settlement.map_caption1
- The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Petten in the former municipality of Zijpe. -->
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- seaside resort
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- North Holland
- Population
- +371
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- North Sea
Show 1 more fact
- P8168
- 1961–62 Eredivisie
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Petten is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km northwest of Alkmaar, on the North Sea. The population is ca. 1900.
Petten's economy is based on agriculture (bulb cultivation), and tourism. A particular type sand can be found on the beach of Petten, of sanded quartz with granite. Since 1997 a plan has been developed for a marina with 600 places; called Marina Petten.