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Biddinghuizen

Biddinghuizen
Village
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Biddinghuizen is located in Flevoland
Biddinghuizen
Biddinghuizen
Location of Biddinghuizen in the province of Flevoland
Coordinates: 52°27′15″N 5°41′39″E / 52.45417°N 5.69417°E / 52.45417; 5.69417Coordinates: 52°27′15″N 5°41′39″E / 52.45417°N 5.69417°E / 52.45417; 5.69417
Country The Netherlands
Province Flevoland
Municipality Dronten
First settled 10 October 1963
Named for Bidningahusum
Elevation −3 m (−10 ft)
Population (2016) 6,205
Demonym(s) Biddinghuizenaar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 8256
Area code 0321, 0320

Biddinghuizen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɪdɪŋˈɦœyzən]) is a village in the municipality of Dronten in the Netherlands. It is situated in the center of the province of Flevoland, about 13 km north of the city of Harderwijk.

On 1 January 2016, the village had 6,205 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi), and contained 1,995 residences.

Biddinghuizen is home of the annual Lowlands Festival and Defqon.1 Festival and Biddinghuizen contains the theme park Walibi Holland.

FlevOnice, a 3 km (2 mi) long, outdoor, refrigerated, ice skating track opened in 2007 in Biddinghuizen and belongs to the longest in the world. A part of it is a standard speed skating rink, connected to the rest. The track was shortened from the original 5 km (3 mi) in 2013.

The ultra athlete Ria Buiten is from Biddinghuizen.


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