Driehuizen is a village in the Dutch province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 8 km south of the city of Alkmaar. The name literally means ''Three houses'', and was first mentioned in 1639. Driehuizen developed on the former island of . According to legend, there were three houses in 1603. After the Schermer was ''

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''ed in 1635, it received a road connection to Zuidschermer. Driehuizen was home to 156 people in 1840. The former Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with wooden tower which was built in 1912 as a replacement of the 1648 church. It is nowadays used as village house.

Gallery

File:Driehuizen, Driehuizen 11 - Woonhuis.JPG, House in Driehuizen File:Driehuizen, Driehuizen 13 - Woonhuis.JPG, Pub in Driehuizen

References

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