Huizen

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Huizen
Municipality
Harbour of Huizen
Harbour of Huizen
Flag of Huizen
Flag
Coat of arms of Huizen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Huizen in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°18′N 5°15′E / 52.300°N 5.250°E / 52.300; 5.250Coordinates: 52°18′N 5°15′E / 52.300°N 5.250°E / 52.300; 5.250
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
RegionAmsterdam metropolitan area
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorNiek Meijer (acting) (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi)
 • Land15.81 km2 (6.10 sq mi)
 • Water7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total41,273
 • Density2,611/km2 (6,760/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Huizenaar, Huizer
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1270–1277
Area code035
Websitewww.huizen.nl
Huizen, church: de Oude Kerk

Huizen (pronounced [ˈɦœʏzə(n)] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a municipality and a village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands.

The name "Huizen" is Dutch for "houses" and this usage has been linked to the belief that the first stone houses, instead of the more common sod houses at the time, in the region appeared here. Huizen is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.

History[edit]

Huizen was originally an agricultural village, nearby the Zuiderzee until 1932. During wintertime the farmers went fishing, which started the development from an agricultural village to a coastal village with a thriving fishing industry, which was stimulated by building the harbour around 1850. After the damming of the Zuiderzee due the making of the Afsluitdijk in 1932, the old sea was degraded to a lake, without any economical activities shifted towards industry and commerce.

In the 1960s the town was designated to build substantially large residential areas, to overcome the housing shortage in the region. From then on, the village took on an influx of people and grew rapidly.

Where the Phohi-flat now stands in Huizen was, before World War II, the site of a large transmitter intended for contacting the Dutch East Indies, some 12.000 km away.

A post mill that stood in Huizen was dismantled in 1916. It was re-erected in 1919 at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland.

Topography[edit]

Huizen is part of the area the Gooi. The Gooi is known in the Netherlands as the home of the rich and famous.

Huizen-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg

Topographic map of Huizen, March 2014.

Local government[edit]

The municipal council of Huizen consists of 27 seats, which are divided as follows:

Transport[edit]

With its population of close to 42,000, Huizen is one of the larger towns without railway connection in the Netherlands. On a national level, it's preceded by Drachten and Oosterhout.

Notable people[edit]

Willem Oltmans, 1973

Sport[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Huizer Museum Het Schoutenhuis Achterbaan

  • Huizen haven

  • Huizen Naarderstraat tolhuis

  • Huizen-kalkovens

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Burgemeester mr. A.Ph. Hertog" (in Dutch). Gemeente Huizen. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 1276KB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links[edit]

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