Veenhuizen (North Holland)
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Veenhuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch
province of North Holland
. It is located in the municipality of Heerhugowaard
, about 6 km northeast of Heerhugowaard itself.
Veenhuizen was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1854, when it was merged with Heerhugowaard
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
. It is located in the municipality of Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.-History:...
, about 6 km northeast of Heerhugowaard itself.
Veenhuizen was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1854, when it was merged with Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.-History:...
.