Huisduinen () is a village in the Dutch province of

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 ...

. It is a part of the municipality 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 ...

, and lies about 2 km west of Den Helder.

History

The village was first mentioned between 918 and 948 as Husidina, and means "house in the dunes". 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

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. In 1610, a

dike Dyke (UK) or dike (US) may refer to: General uses * Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian" * Dike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment * Dike (mythology), ''Dikē'', the Greek goddess of moral justice * Dikes, ...

was constructed to Callantsoog and Huisduinen was no longer an island. The town of

started to outgrow Huisduinen. In 1672, the

Battle of Texel The naval Battle of Texel or Battle of Kijkduin took place off the southern coast of island of Texel on 21 August 1673 (11 August Old Style, O.S.) between the Dutch Republic, Dutch and the combined Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Fra ...

(1672) which is named "Battle of Kijkduin" in Dutch took place near the village. 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. The fortress Kijkduin was built by

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

in Huisduinen between 1811 and 1813, and served to protect Den Helder. 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. In 1942, the village was evacuated by the German authorities.

Gallery

File:Holland201128 DSC2026.JPG, Fort Kijkduin File:Huisduinen - Hotel Beatrix.jpg, Hotel in Huisduinen File:Huisduinen - Sculptuur op de Zeedijk.jpg, Art on the sea dike File:Den helder 094.JPG, Dutch Reformed church

References

{{Authority control Populated places in North Holland Den Helder Populated coastal places in the Netherlands