- Huisduinen
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caption = The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Huisduinen in the municipality of Den Helder.Huisduinen is a village in the Dutch province of
North Holland . It is a part of the municipality ofDen Helder , and lies about 2 km west of Den Helder.In 2001, the village of Huisduinen had 513 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.18 km², and contained 231 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 statistical district "Huisduinen", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 520.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005" [http://statline.cbs.nl/] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]The fortress Kijkduin was built by Napoleon in Huisduinen. In Dutch, the
Battle of Texel (1672) is named "Battle of Kijkduin" after this location.References
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