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Bloemendaal

For other uses, see Bloemendaal (disambiguation).
Bloemendaal
Municipality and town
Bloemendaal Town Hall
Bloemendaal Town Hall
Flag of Bloemendaal
Flag
Coat of arms of Bloemendaal
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Bloemendaal in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°24′N 4°36′E / 52.400°N 4.600°E / 52.400; 4.600
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorAnkie Broekers-Knol (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total
45.23 km2 (17.46 sq mi)
 • Land39.79 km2 (15.36 sq mi)
 • Water5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
23,478
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
DemonymBloemendaler
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2050–2061, 2110–2121
Area code023
Websitewww.bloemendaal.nl

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.

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 as acting mayor of Bloemendaal.[6]

Population centres

The municipality of Bloemendaal consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

  • Municipality map, February 2024
    Municipality map, February 2024
  • Bloemendaal
    Bloemendaal
  • Overveen
    Overveen

Local government

The 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

Station Overveen

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

Bloemendaal 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

In 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

Main article: List of rijksmonuments in Bloemendaal (town)

The town of Bloemendaal has 125 listings in the register of rijksmonuments.

Notable people

Kick Smit, 1946

Sport

See also

References

  1. ^ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bloemendaal. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 2051ED". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Netherlands (15 November 2010). "Bloemendaal en Wassenaar zijn rijkste gemeenten". Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  6. ^ "Noord-Holland dreigt met opheffen Bloemendaal" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Bloemendaal municipal election 2022". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Bloemendaal". noord-hollandsarchief.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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