Veenhuizen, North Holland Explained

Veenhuizen
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Dijk en Waard
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1704
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:072
Coordinates:52.7025°N 4.8903°W

Veenhuizen (West Frisian: Fenenhúze) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the former 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.

It is not a statistical entity.[1] and the postal authorities have placed it under Heerhugowaard.[2] It consists of about 160 houses.[3]

Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Dijk en Waard.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 28 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Postcode 1704 in Heerhugowaard . Postcode bij adres . 29 April 2022 . nl.
  3. Web site: Veenhuizen (Heerhugowaard) . Plaatsengids . 29 April 2022 . nl.