Bloemendaal

Coordinates: 52°24′N 4°36′E / 52.400°N 4.600°E / 52.400; 4.600
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Bloemendaal
Bloemendaal city hall
Bloemendaal city hall
Flag of Bloemendaal
Coat of arms of Bloemendaal
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
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorAnkie Broekers-Knol (VVD)
Area
 • Total45.23 km2 (17.46 sq mi)
 • Land39.79 km2 (15.36 sq mi)
 • Water5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total23,478
 • 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
Map of Bloemendaal, June 2015

Bloemendaal (pronounced [ˈblumə(n)ˌdaːl] ) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Bloemendaal is, together with Wassenaar, the wealthiest place in the Netherlands.[5]

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[edit]

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

Local government[edit]

The municipal government 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

Railway connections[edit]

The municipality has three railway stations: Bloemendaal, Overveen and Heemstede-Aerdenhout.

Sports[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Notable people[edit]

Kick Smit, 1946

Sport[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

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