Grosthuizen

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Grosthuizen

Total population

400

Air quality index

21Good

WeatherAvg high 57.6°F

Coordinates52.62°, 4.98°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Grosthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 7 km southwest of Hoorn.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Barent Fabritius

Dutch painter (1624-1673)

Johannes Fabritius

Dutch painter

Carel Fabritius

painter from the Northern Netherlands (1622–1654)

André Krul

Dutch footballer

Steven Rooks

road bicycle racer

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Lottie Hellingman

Dutch television presenter, television actor, film actor and presenter

Nanne Zwiep

Dutch scout leader (1894–1942)

Henricus Droog

Dutch rower

Toine van Huizen

Dutch footballer

Siem Vroom

Dutch actor (1931–1985)

Nic Jonk

Dutch sculptor and painter (1928–1994)

B

Bert Klunder

Dutch columnist, theatre director, writer and cabaret artist (1956–2006)

Richard Klinkhamer

Dutch writer

Marius Ernsting

Dutch politician

D

Dajo Hogeweg

Dutch actor (born 1990)

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Arie Bakker

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Holland

• Avenhorn
  1.2 mi away · pop. 2,955
• Oudendijk
  1.2 mi away · pop. 440
• De Goorn
  1.4 mi away · pop. 3,575
• Scharwoude
  1.6 mi away · pop. 430
• Berkhout
  1.8 mi away · pop. 2,215
• Beets
  2 mi away · pop. 550
• Spierdijk
  2.7 mi away · pop. 1,600
• Zuidermeer
  3.2 mi away · pop. 545
• Noordbeemster
  3.2 mi away · pop. 790
• Oosthuizen
  3.4 mi away · pop. 3,300
• Wogmeer
  3.6 mi away · pop. 280
• Ursem
  3.7 mi away · pop. 2,655

Browse all places in North Holland →

Recently spotted species

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-07-04

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-07-04

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans

Seen 2026-07-04

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-07-04

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-07-04

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Seen 2026-07-04

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Seen 2026-07-04

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-07-04

Cinnabar moth

Tyria jacobaeae

Seen 2026-07-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Grosthuizen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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