Venhuizen
Venhuizen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 52°39′47″N 5°12′39″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Drechterland |
| Population (2013) | 4,364 |
On a map of the Hollands Noorderkwartier from 1288 is Venhuizen mentioned as Veenhusen. The name could be referring to houses at or in the fen. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 15th century. The other large church is the Roman Catholic St. Lucaskerk (St. Lucas church), built in 1956. It's also locally called the tough (robust) church (nl: stoere).
Culture
The village fest occurs every year with Pentecost and entails a fun fair, a horse race, a volleyball tournament and several festivals. Since 2017 there is also a yearly food festival in Venhuizen named Food Festival Venhuizen. It is the largest open air restaurant in West Frisia with more than 8,000 visitors. In 2020 it will be on 9 and 10 May on De Vliegende Faam in the center of the village.
Born
- Hendrik Offerhaus (born 20 May 1875), rower
- Rob Compas (born 10 November 1966), road bicycle racer
- Rick Hooijboer (born 3 August 1974), football player
- Mathieu Boots (born 23 June 1976), soccer player
- Peter Koning (born 3 December 1990), racing cyclist
Pictures
Dutch Reformed Church in Venhuizen
The former town hall from 1662.
St. Lucaskerk.
Restaurant next to the former town hall from 1662
One of the typical houses at Venhuizen
The Teun Sluis-iceskating rink at Venhuizen
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Venhuizen". Map of the former municipality in 1868.