Breezand
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Breezand
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = File:Koegrasbrug.jpg
| image_caption = Railway bridge near Breezand
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = North Holland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Hollands Kroon
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 1764AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 30 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = -0.3
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| area_total_km2 = 18.23
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=30 April 2022}}
| population_total = 3,780
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0223
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| coordinates = {{Coord|52|53|N|4|48|E|type:city(1910)|display=inline, title}}
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Breezand is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, which is known for its flower bulbs, and lies about 7 km southeast of Den Helder.
Overview
The village was first mentioned in 1665 as Breesant, and means "wide sand" which refers to a former shoal to the north-east of Wieringen.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/breezand |title=Breezand - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=nl}} The polder in which Breezand was built, was created in 1847. In 1931, the Catholic St John Evangelist Church was inaugurated.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/breezand |title=Breezand |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=nl}} In 1914, a railway station opened on the Amsterdam to Den Helder railway line. It closed in 1938.{{cite web|url=http://stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=breezand&vraag=breezand |title=stopplaats Breezand |website=Stationsweb |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Sint Johannes Evangelistkerk - Breezand - 20396593 - RCE.jpg|St John Evangelist Church
References
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Category:Populated places in North Holland
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