Editing Venhuizen

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| name                    = Venhuizen
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| subdivision_name1       = [[North Holland]]
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| subdivision_name2       = [[Drechterland]]
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 1606AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 29 April 2022 }}</ref>
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| population_total        = 4,310
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'''Venhuizen''' ({{IPA|nl|vɛnˈɦœyzə(n)|lang|Nl-Venhuizen.ogg}}; {{langx|fy|Fenhúze}}) is a town in the north-western [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Holland]] and the region of [[West Friesland (region)|West-Frisia]], in the municipality of [[Drechterland]]. Venhuizen was a separate municipality until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the existing municipality of Drechterland. It was decided to call the new municipality Drechterland.

On a map of the Hollands Noorderkwartier from 1288 is Venhuizen mentioned as ''Veenhusen''. The name could refer to houses at or in the fen. [[Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk|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 includes a fun fair, a horse race, a volleyball tournament and several festivals. Each spring since 2017, a ''Food Festival Venhuizen'' has been held, attracting more than 10,000 visitors annually.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024|title=Food Festival Venhuizen|url=https://foodfestivalvenhuizen.nl |access-date=11 July 2024|website=foodfestivalvenhuizen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Hendrik Offerhaus]] (1875–1953), rower
* [[Rob Compas]] (born 1966), road bicycle racer
* [[Rick Hooijboer]] (born 1974), football player
* [[Mathieu Boots]] (born 1976), soccer player
* [[Peter Koning]] (born 1990), racing cyclist

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Venhuizen1.jpg|Dutch Reformed Church in Venhuizen
File:venhuizen4.jpg|The former town hall from 1662.
File:Venhuizen_ St._Lucaskerk.jpg|''St. Lucaskerk''.
File:Venhuizen3.jpg|Restaurant next to the former town hall from 1662
File:Venhuizen2.jpg|A typical house at Venhuizen
File:Ijsbaan_venhuizen_03_0.jpg|The Teun Sluis-iceskating rink at Venhuizen
</gallery>

== References ==
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{{Dutch municipality Drechterland}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2006]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of North Holland]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Holland]]
[[Category:Drechterland]]


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