Hippolytushoef, abbreviated locally as Hippo, is a town in the western

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, located in the municipality of

Hollands Kroon Hollands Kroon is a municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer.Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations''Same ...

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

, 14 km east of

Den Helder Den Helder () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula. It is home to the country's main naval base. From here the Royal TESO fe ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1343 or 1344 as "van Ypolshove", and is a combination of "farmland" and

Hippolytus of Rome Hippolytus of Rome (, ; c. 170 – c. 235 AD) was one of the most important second-third century Christian theologians, whose provenance, identity and corpus remain elusive to scholars and historians. Suggested communities include Rome, Palestin ...

. Hippolytushoef was the main village of the former island

Wieringen Wieringen () is part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, established in 2012 in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It is a former municipality in this province, with its name appearing in records of the late 9th and early 10th ...

and originates in the 12th century. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with a large tower with brick spire. The tower dates from the 13th century and the spire was added in the 15th century. In 1674, the church was destroyed and rebuilt the next year. In 1893, the

choir A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...

collapsed and was rebuilt 1895 by

Joseph Cuypers Josephus Theodorus Joannes Cuypers (10 June 1861, Roermond - 20 January 1949, Meerssen) was a Dutch architect; primarily known for his Catholic churches. Life and work He was born to the architect, Pierre Cuypers, and his wife, Antoinette née ...

. Hippolytushoef was home to 340 people in 1840. Until 2012, Hippolytushoef was the capital of the former municipality of

that merged into

Gallery

File:Rijksmonument-38920-20111103094338.jpg, Dutch Reformed church in winter File:Hippolitushoef, hûzen oan it Kerkplein.jpg, Houses in Hippolytushoef File:Monument gemeenelandsweg 12.jpg, Villa in Hippolytushoef File:Hippolytushoef, Kerkplein.jpg, Shop in Hippolytushoef

References

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Populated places in North Holland Hollands Kroon {{NorthHolland-geo-stub