De Hulk () is a hamlet and nature reserve in the municipalities of

Koggenland Koggenland () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in North Holland province and the region of West Friesland (region), West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former mun ...

and

Hoorn Hoorn () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. It is the largest town an ...

in the Dutch province of

North Holland North Holland (, ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevola ...

Overview

De Hulk, which derives its name from a type of ship, is clamped between the villages Scharwoude and Berkhout (Koggenland) and the district

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(Hoorn). The nature and recreation reserve is 58 acres (23.5 ha) and includes grazing cattle and sheep in the meadows beside the forest area. The area is also a canoe interchange station. The hamlet consists of about 80 houses and 130 holiday homes.

References

Hoorn Populated places in North Holland {{NorthHolland-geo-stub