Vijfhuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 4 km southeast of Haarlem. In January 2011, the town of Vijfhuizen had 4387 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.48 km2, and contained 728 residences. The wider statistical area of Vijfhuizen has a population of around 2800. Vijfhuizen is located on the northwest side of the Haarlemmermeer on the ring canal opposite Haarlem. To the south of it lies Cruquius, and to the north, on the ring dike, Nieuwebrug. The characteristic Vijfhuizen bridge connects the village with Haarlem and was completely renewed a few years ago. For a number of years there has been a cycle path along the Geniedijk to Hoofddorp. The roads east of the village run dead on the Polderbaan of Schiphol. Monuments and parks Fort Vijfhuizen is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam and a World Heritage Site. It is currently home to a charitable foundation run by volunteers with 12 art studios and a restaurant. Vijfhuizen bridge MH17 Monument located in Park Vijfhuizen. A large monument with a tree for every victim of the plane crash. It holds space for families of victims to come together and hold a memorial once a year The village Initially, Vijfhuizen was a ribbon-developed dike village, but with time the old village has been enclosed by various districts and neighborhoods: Mient, Nes, Baarsjes and Stellinghof. The latter is one of the Haarlemmermeer Vinex districts and is characterized by special architecture. To the north of Vijfhuizen, on the old land is located the Stokman duck decoy, and to the south are the fort of Vijfhuizen and the Kunstfort center for contemporary art (part of the Defense Line of Amsterdam). The Floriade site is also located on the south side, where the world horticultural exhibition of the same name was held in 2002. This area is also the stage of the annual dance festival Mysteryland. The Groene Weelde park is also located south of the village. Vijfhuizen has a business association, an active village association, a neighborhood council in Stellinghof, a party week committee and an orange committee. There are two youth associations for young people: the Spiering and the Jungle. Vijfhuizen has two churches: the Roman Catholic Saint Augustine Church and the Protestant Covenant Church. Until 2020 the village had two schools, a public