Wijdenes
Encyclopedia
Wijdenes is a village in the Dutch
province of North Holland
. It is located in the municipality of Drechterland
and the region of West-Frisia
.
Wijdenes was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1970, when it was merged with Venhuizen
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
. It is located in the municipality of Drechterland
Drechterland
Drechterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel, Westwoud en Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert, was changed to "Drechterland" in...
and the region of West-Frisia
West Friesland (region)
West Friesland is a contemporary region in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The region covers an area of about , delineated by the Westfriese Omringdijk...
.
Wijdenes was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1970, when it was merged with Venhuizen
Venhuizen
Venhuizen is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia, in the municipality of Drechterland. Venhuizen also was a municipality until 1 January 2006, when the municipality was combined with the existing municipality of Drechterland...
.