- Ter Heijde
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caption = Ter Heijde in the municipality of Westland.Ter Heijde is a village in the Dutch province of
South Holland . It is a part of the municipality ofWestland , and lies about 11 km west ofThe Hague .The area "Ter Heijde", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 690, mostly elder people.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .] Ter Heijde is a popular beach-resort. It has a lifeboat station of theKNRM , the Dutch equivalent of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.Ter Heijde is known for the Battle of Ter Heijde (also known as The Battle of Scheveningen). This was the final battle, in
1654 , of theFirst Anglo-Dutch War , which saw the death of AdmiralMaarten Tromp . In remembrance of the battle there is a monument in the village. In2003 , 350 years after the battle, the Tromp-festival was held.References
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