Huizen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
The name "Huizen" is Dutch for "houses" and this usage has been linked to the belief that the first stone houses in the region appeared here.
Huizen originally was a coastal village, with a thriving fishing industry. After the damming of the Zuiderzee by the Afsluitdijk in 1932, the old sea was degraded to a freshwater lake, and economical activities shifted towards industry and commerce.
In the 1960's the town was designated to build substantially large residential areas, to overcome the housing shortage in the region. From that moment on, the town took on an influx of people and grew rapidly.
With its population of 42.000, Huizen is one of the larger towns without railway connection. On a national level, it's preceded by Drachten and Oosterhout only.
At the beginning rich people from Amsterdam build big houses. Other people followed and that's why there are many rich people living in the woody forest.
