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Breezand
Breezand
Village
	Railway bridge near Breezand
	Breezand Location in the Netherlands Breezand Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
	Coordinates: 52°53′N 4°48′E / 52.883°N 4.800°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Hollands Kroon
Area
• Total	18.23 km2 (7.04 sq mi)
Elevation	−0.3 m (−1.0 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	3,780
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1764
Dialing code	0223

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.^[3] The polder in which Breezand was built, was created in 1847. In 1931, the Catholic St John Evangelist Church was inaugurated.^[4] In 1914, a railway station opened on the Amsterdam to Den Helder railway line. It closed in 1938.^[5]

Gallery

St John Evangelist Church

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 1764AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ "Breezand - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ "Breezand". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ "stopplaats Breezand". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.