Biddinghuizen

Biddinghuizen

flag	coat of arms
province	Flevoland
local community	Droned
Area  - land  - water	132.62  km 2 130.67 km 2 1.95 km 2
Residents	6,345 (Jan 1, 2019)
Coordinates	52 ° 27 '  N , 5 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 27 '  N , 5 ° 42'  E
height	-3  m NAP
Important traffic route
prefix	0320, 0321
Postcodes	8256
Location of Biddinghuizen in the municipality of Dronten
"Goliath", the main attraction in the Walibi Holland leisure park

Biddinghuizen is a village in eastern Flevoland , part of the Dutch province of Flevoland . It belongs to the municipality of Dronten and is located about 16 km southeast of the provincial capital Lelystad . The so-called district has 6,345 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). The settlement of the place after the drainage of the polder began on October 10, 1963.

The amusement park Walibi Holland is located about 4 km southeast of the village . Biddinghuizen is also popular for water sports.

Events

From 1982 to 1994 the Flevo Festival took place on a site next to Walibi Holland . And in 1995 the 18th World Scout Jamboree was held here with 28,960 participants from 166 states and territories.

The Lowlands music festival has been held on this site in August since 2000 . With 90,000 visitors, over 200 bands on over 10 stages, it is one of the largest and most famous festivals in the Netherlands. Since 2011 the hard style festival " Defqon.1 " by Q-Dance has also been held there in June .

Famous personalities

• Ria Buiten (* 1964), ultra athlete
• Sander Lantinga (* 1976), radio and television presenter
• Simone Kets (* 1996), soccer player

Web links

Commons : Biddinghuizen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Place website (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2019 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on August 7, 2020 (Dutch)
2. ↑ https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/maatwerk/2019/31/kerncijfers-wijken-en-buurten-2019
3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/ria.buiten