Wijdenes

Wijdenes (West Frisian: Venès) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Drechterland and the region of West-Frisia.

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Locality: Wijdenes
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 1,005
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Settlement.name: Wijdenes
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Wijdenes3.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Wijdenes wapen.svg
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
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Drechterland
Settlement.elevation_m: -0.9
Settlement.area_total_km2: 10.20
Settlement.population_total: 1,390

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Wijdenes (West Frisian: Venès) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Drechterland and the region of West-Frisia.

The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Widenesse, and means "wide headland". Wijdenes started as a peat excavation settlement in the 12th century. In 1282, a castle was built near the village by the count of Holland, but it was destroyed in 1296 by armies of West-Frisia.