Petten

Petten
Village
Pub in Petten
Coat of arms
Petten Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Petten Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands Show map of North Holland
Coordinates: 52°46′N 4°40′E / 52.767°N 4.667°E / 52.767; 4.667
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Schagen
Area [1]
• Total	7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.4 m (1.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,640
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1755[1]
Dialing code	0226

Petten is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km northwest of Alkmaar, on the North Sea. The population is ca. 1900.

Petten's economy is based on agriculture (bulb cultivation), and tourism. A particular type sand can be found on the beach of Petten, of sanded quartz with granite. Since 1997 a plan has been developed for a marina with 600 places; called Marina Petten.

Somewhat to the south of Petten, the dunes have been eroded, as a result of which a dike had to be built, the Hondsbossche [nl] and Pettemer zeewering.