Vijfhuizen

Vijfhuizen 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.

Vijfhuizen
Town
Vijfhuizen bridge over the ringvaart
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Vijfhuizen in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.
Coordinates: 52°21′N 4°41′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityHaarlemmermeer
Population
 (1 January 2008)
  Total4,194
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

In January 2011, the town of Vijfhuizen had 4387 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.48 km², and contained 728 residences.[1] The wider statistical area of Vijfhuizen has a population of around 2800.[2]

View of the geniedijk, southern border of Vijfhuizen

Monuments and parks

References

  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Haarlemmermeer From 2002 a new Vinex location has been built along Vijfhuizen, expanding the size of the village to twice the size, approximately 5,000 inhabitants. .
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