Vijfhuizen

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caption = The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Vijfhuizen in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.

Vijfhuizen (coord|52|21|N|4|41|E|type:city(1832)) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 4 km southeast of Haarlem.

In 2001, the town of Vijfhuizen had 1832 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.48 km², and contained 728 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 Vijfhuizen has a population of around 2800.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Haarlemmermeer" From 2002 a new Vinex location has been build along Vijfhuizen, expanding the size of the village to twize the size, approximately 5000 inhabits. [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/nederland-regionaal/nederland-regionaal/publicaties/gemeente-op-maat/2004/alfabet/H/2004-haarlemmermeer.htm] .]

Monuments and parks

* Fort Vijfhuizen is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam and a World Heritage Site. It is currently home to a charitable foundation run by volunteers with 12 art studios and a restaurant.
* Vijfhuizen bridge

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