Warmenhuizen

Warmenhuizen (West Frisian: Wermehúze) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 8 km northwest of Heerhugowaard.

In 2001, the town of Warmenhuizen had 4,925 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.5 km², and contained 1812 residences. The statistical area "Warmenhuizen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5940.

An agricultural community. The area surrounding the town produces mainly dairy products, cabbage/potatoes, and hot house flowers. Mainly a Roman Catholic community featuring two churches, an old Protestant one, fallen into disuse, built in 16th century and a more modern Roman Catholic church constructed in the early 20th century.

Warmenhuizen was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Harenkarspel. Harenkarspel merged with Schagen in 2013.

Notable people born in Warmenhuizen

 * Joop Klant (1915 - 1994), economist, novelist and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Amsterdam
 * Jos Pronk (born 1983), professional racing cyclist
 * Maarten van der Weijden (born 1981), long distance and marathon swimmer
 * Marco van Duin (born 1987), goalkeeper for Almere City
 * Matthé Pronk (born 1974), professional road bicycle racer