Biddinghuizen
Biddinghuizen | |
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| Country | The Netherlands |
| Province | Flevoland |
| Municipality | Dronten |
| First settled | 10 October 1963 |
| Named for | Bidningahusum [1] |
| Elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | 6,205 |
| Demonym | Biddinghuizenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8256 |
| Area code | 0321, 0320 |
Biddinghuizen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɪdɪŋˈɦœyzən]) is a village in the municipality of Dronten in the Netherlands. It is situated in the center of the province of Flevoland, about 13 km north of the city of Harderwijk.
On 1 January 2016, the village had 6,205 inhabitants.[2] The built-up area of the village was 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi), and contained 1,995 residences.[3]
Biddinghuizen is home of the annual Lowlands Festival and Defqon.1 Festival and Biddinghuizen contains the theme park Walibi Holland.
FlevOnice, a 3 km (2 mi) long, outdoor, refrigerated, ice skating track opened in 2007 in Biddinghuizen and belongs to the longest in the world. A part of it is a standard speed skating rink, connected to the rest.[4][5] The track was shortened from the original 5 km (3 mi) in 2013.
The ultra athlete Ria Buiten is from Biddinghuizen.[6]
References
- ^ Template:Nl icon Where do the names of the villages and towns in Flevoland come from? Nieuw Land
- ^ a b Template:Nl icon Feiten en cijfers, Municipality of Dronten.
- ^ Template:Nl icon Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2006, Statistics Netherlands. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Template:Nl icon FlevOnice
- ^ Picture from the air
- ^ Profile of Ria Buiten, All-Athletics.com.
External links
Media related to Biddinghuizen at Wikimedia Commons
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