Petten

Petten is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km northwest of Alkmaar, on the North Sea. The population is ca. 1900.

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Place details

Locality: Petten
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 1,640
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Petten
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:De Branding.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Pub in Petten
Settlement.image_shield: Petten wapen.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieZijpe.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Zijpe - Petten.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Petten in the former municipality of Zijpe. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland

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Population: 371

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Commons category: Petten
P8168: 1961–62 Eredivisie

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Petten is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km northwest of Alkmaar, on the North Sea. The population is ca. 1900.

Petten's economy is based on agriculture (bulb cultivation), and tourism. A particular type sand can be found on the beach of Petten, of sanded quartz with granite. Since 1997 a plan has been developed for a marina with 600 places; called Marina Petten.