| Huisduinen | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Den Helder - Huisduinen.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Huisduinen in the municipality of Den Helder.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Den Helder |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.4 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.98 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 600 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 1789 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0223 |
| Coordinates: | 52.9522°N 4.7261°W |
Huisduinen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɦœyzdœynə(n)/) 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.
The village was first mentioned between 918 and 948 as Husidina, and means "house in the dunes".[3] 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.[4] In 1672, the Battle of Texel (1672) which is named "Battle of Kijkduin" in Dutch took place near the village.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church from 1851. Between 1895 and 1896, the church was extensively remodelled. The church contains a wooden model of a whaler from 1787.[4]
The fortress Kijkduin was built by Napoleon in Huisduinen between 1811 and 1813, and served to protect Den Helder.[4] In 1878, a lighthouse was built to the north of the fort. Nowadays, the fort houses a museum.
Huisduinen was home to 327 people in 1840.[5] In 1942, the village was evacuated by the German authorities.[4]