- Camperduin
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caption = The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Camperduin in the municipality of Bergen (NH.).Camperduin is a small village in the Dutch province of
North Holland . It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 12 km northwest ofAlkmaar .In 2001, the village of Camperduin had 151000 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 6000 km², and contained 6400000 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.] The wider statistical area of Camperduin has a population of around 310.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bergen (NH.)" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/nederland-regionaal/nederland-regionaal/publicaties/gemeente-op-maat/2004/alfabet/B/2004-bergen_nh.htm] .]
The village gave its name to the
Battle of Camperdown which took place off the coast.References
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