Tuitjenhorn ( West Frisian: ''Tutinghorn'') is a village in the

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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

Schagen Schagen () is a city and municipality in the northwestern Netherlands. It is located between Alkmaar and Den Helder, in the region of West Friesland (region), West Friesland and the province of North Holland. It received City rights in the Nethe ...

. Tuitjenhorn was the main village of the former

Harenkarspel Harenkarspel () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The main town of Harenkarspel was Tuitjenhorn. In 2013, Harenkarspel merged with Schagen and Zijpe into a new municipalit ...

municipality. Tuitjenhorn lies about 9 km northwest of

Heerhugowaard Heerhugowaard (; West Frisian Dutch: ''Heerhugoweard'', ''Heregeweard'' or ''De Weard'') is a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland. Heerhugowaard was previously a municipality, which merged w ...

. The village was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as "van tutinghehorne". The etymology is unclear. Tuitjenhorn is a dike village. The Catholic St Jacobus de Meerdere Church is a basilica-like church built between 1857 and 1859 and has been built around a tower from 1810.

Famous Tuitjenhorners

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, Dutch/American astronomer *

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, Dutch fashion model and actress *

Celeste Plak Celeste Elle Plak (born 26 October 1995) is a Dutch volleyball player, who plays as an outside hitter. She plays for Victorina Himeji, and is the first non-caucasian player to be a part of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team. Person ...

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Femke Meines Femke Meines (born 11 May 2000) is a Dutch singer and actress. Meines began her career at age 12, when she represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the tenth edition ...

, Dutch singer

Gallery

File:Overzicht voorgevel van boerderij met siermetselwerk en sierspant - Tuitjenhorn - 20405221 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Tuitjenhorn File:Molenvanpiet(tuitjenhorn).jpg, Windmill of Piet (folly which serves as entrance to the petting zoo)

References

Schagen Populated places in North Holland {{NorthHolland-geo-stub