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Ruigoord

Netherlands / Noord-Holland / Zaanstad /
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Ruigoord (52°25′N, 4°45′E) is a former island and a village in the Houtrakpolder in the IJ meer in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Amsterdam, and lies about 8 km east of Haarlem.
In the 1960s the village was evacuated by the municipality of Amsterdam, which intended to extend its harbour, but the plans fell through. In 1973 the village was squatted by a group of artists who planned to make a colony there. It exists to this day. Full moon parties are regularly organised in the church and every year there is the Landjuweel festival in August.
www.ruigoord.nl
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Coordinates:   52°24'38"N   4°44'57"E
This article was last modified 17 years ago