Huizen

Huizen () is a municipality and a village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Huizen
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Huizen haven 17juni2006.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Harbour of Huizen
Settlement.image_flag: Huizen vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Huizen wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0406 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Huizen in a municipal map of North Holland
Settlement.map_caption: Location in North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type

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Huizen () is a municipality and a village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands.

The name "Huizen" is Dutch for "houses" and this usage has been linked to the belief that the first stone houses in the region, instead of the more common sod houses of the time, appeared here. Huizen is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.