| Wijdenes | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| 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: | Drechterland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.9 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.20 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,390 |
| 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: | 1608 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0229 |
| Coordinates: | 52.6333°N 14°W |
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".[3] Wijdenes started as a peat excavation settlement in the 12th century.[4] 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.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1619 after the medieval church burnt down in 1616. The tower is from around 1500 and the balustrade and spire were added in 1839.[4] The church is no longer in service, and is used as a recording studio and residential home.
Wijdenes was home to 347 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1970, when it was merged with Venhuizen.