Camperduin
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Template:Infobox settlement Camperduin is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 12 km northwest of Alkmaar.
The hamlet was originally known simply as Camp or Kamp, with the name Camperduin ("dunes of Camp") denoting the dunes that separated it from the sea.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A church was built at Camp in 1689, but demolished in 1807.<ref name="plaats">Template:Cite web</ref>
The village gave its name to the Battle of Camperdown, which took place off the coast.<ref name="plaats"/>
Gallery
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The hamlet of Camp in 1729
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The former church of Camp
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The beach at Camperduin
References
Template:Dutch municipality Bergen, North Holland Template:Authority control