Voorthuizen
| Voorthuizen | ||
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| Coordinates: 52°11′10″N 5°36′24″E / 52.18611°N 5.60667°E | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | Gelderland | |
| Municipality | Barneveld | |
| Population (2004) | 10.090 | |
| Major roads | A1 N303 N344 | |
Voorthuizen, view to a street with church
Voorthuizen (Dutch Low Saxon: Voorthuzen) is a village in the municipality of Barneveld, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It currently is home to the Seaforth Highlanders of Holland pipe and drum band, a unit founded in 1999 to commemorate the liberation of the village in 1945 by the Seaforth Highlanders of British Columbia.
Voorthuizen was a separate municipality between 1812 and 1818. [1]
References
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
Coordinates: 52°11′N 5°37′E / 52.183°N 5.617°E
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