Biddinghuizen
| Biddinghuizen | ||
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  Biddinghuizen Location of Biddinghuizen in the province of Flevoland | ||
| Coordinates: 52°27′15″N 5°41′39″E / 52.45417°N 5.69417°ECoordinates: 52°27′15″N 5°41′39″E / 52.45417°N 5.69417°E | ||
| 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(s) | Biddinghuizenaar | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| 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
- ↑ (Dutch) Where do the names of the villages and towns in Flevoland come from? Nieuw Land
- 1 2 (Dutch) Feiten en cijfers, Municipality of Dronten.
- ↑ (Dutch) Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2006, Statistics Netherlands. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ↑ (Dutch) FlevOnice
- ↑ Picture from the air
- ↑ Profile of Ria Buiten, All-Athletics.com.
External links
Media related to Biddinghuizen at Wikimedia Commons