Bloemendaal (pronounced [ˈblumə(n)ˌdaːl] ) is a municipality and town in the Western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Bloemendaal is, together with Wassenaar, the wealthiest place in the Netherlands.[5] It is located just west of Haarlem, on the North Sea.
Bloemendaal | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Bloemendaal Town Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°24′N 4°36′E / 52.400°N 4.600°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ankie Broekers-Knol (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.23 km2 (17.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 39.79 km2 (15.36 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 23,478 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bloemendaler |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2050–2061, 2110–2121 |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | www |
In October 2015, after persistent problems with the local governance in Bloemendaal, the King's Commissioner of North Holland, Johan Remkes, threatened to disband the municipality if the problems were not resolved within a year. Bernt Schneiders, the mayor of Haarlem, was appointed acting mayor of Bloemendaal.[6]
Population centres
editThe municipality of Bloemendaal consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
- Bennebroek
- Bloemendaal
- Aerdenhout
- Bloemendaal aan Zee
- Overveen
- Vogelenzang
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Municipality map, February 2024 -
Bloemendaal -
Overveen
Local government
editThe municipal council of Bloemendaal consists of 19 seats, which after 2022 were divided as follows:[7]
- VVD – 5 seats
- D66 – 4 seats
- GroenLinks – 3 seats
- Hart van Bloemendaal – 3 seats
- CDA – 1 seat
- PvdA – 1 seat
- Liberaal Bloemendaal – 1 seat
- Independent Bloemendaal – 1 seat
Since January 2009 Bennebroek, until then a separate municipality, became a part of Bloemendaal.[8]
Railway connections
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The municipality has two railway stations: Bloemendaal (on the municipal border with Haarlem) and Overveen. Both are served by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) regional services (Sprinter).
Sports
editBloemendaal is home to one of the country's leading field hockey clubs, HC Bloemendaal. The men's first team competes for the Dutch Hoofdklasse (top league) title most years.
Thijsse's Hof
editIn 1925 Thijsse's Hof (the Garden of Thijsse) was created. It was the first wildlife garden in the Netherlands. It was gifted to Jac. P. Thijsse at the occasion of his 60th birthday. The garden still exists today.
National heritage sites
editThe town of Bloemendaal has 125 listings in the register of rijksmonuments.
Notable people
edit- Bertha Frensel Wegener (1874 in Bloemendaal – 1953) composer and music educator
- Frederick Koolhoven (1886 in Bloemendaal – 1946) aircraft designer in Britain and Netherlands
- Leo Brongersma (1907 in Bloemendaal – 1994) zoologist, herpetologist, author, and lecturer
- Johan Benders (1907 in Bloemendaal – 1943) teacher and victim of the Gestapo
- Hendrik Van Riessen (1911 in Bloemendaal – 2000 in Bloemendaal) second generation reformational philosopher
- Frank de Miranda (1913 in Bloemendaal – 1986) sculptor, psychologist and publicist
- Tjitze Baarda (1932 in Vogelenzang – 2017) emeritus professor of theology and religious sciences
- Erwin Nypels (born 1933 in Bloemendaal) former politician
- Louwrien Wijers (born 1941 in Aerdenhout) artist and writer
- Ankie Broekers-Knol (born 1946) politician, municipal councillor
- Arielle Vernède (born 1953 in Bloemendaal) pianist.
- Frank Gerard Rozendaal (1957 in Bloemendaal – 2013) ornithologist, researched the Southeast Asian avifauna
Sport
edit- Cornelis van der Vliet (1880 in Bloemendaal – 1960 in Bloemendaal) sports shooter, competed in the team clay pigeon event at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Kick Smit (1911 in Bloemendaal – 1974) football player, 29 caps and 26 goals for the Netherlands national football team
- Aat de Roos (1919 in Bloemendaal – 1992) field hockey player, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Gijs van Lennep (born 1942 in Aerdenhout) esquire and former racing driver
- Robert van Werkhoven (born 1954 in Bloemendaal) sailor, competed at 1976 Summer Olympics
- Gert Jan Schlatmann (born 1963 in Bloemendaal) former field hockey player
- Ellen Hoog (born 1986 in Bloemendaal) field hockey player
Gallery
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Elswout, Overveen -
Farmhouse in Vogelenzang -
Pumping station in Oranjekom -
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bloemendaal. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 2051ED". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (15 November 2010). "Bloemendaal en Wassenaar zijn rijkste gemeenten". Retrieved March 2, 2012.
- ^ "Noord-Holland dreigt met opheffen Bloemendaal" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Bloemendaal municipal election 2022". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Bloemendaal". noord-hollandsarchief.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
External links
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