Demonym(s) Bloemendaler Postcode 2050–2061, 2110–2121 Area 45.08 km² | Elevation 12 m (39 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.bloemendaal.nl Local time Sunday 5:29 AM Area code 023 | |
Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 29 km/h, 86% Humidity Points of interest Thijsse's Hof, Sterrenwacht Copernicus, Vliegerlesnl | ||
Bloemendaal [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.
Contents
- Map of Bloemendaal Netherlands
- Population centres
- Local government
- Railway connections
- Sports
- Thijsses Hof
- References
Map of Bloemendaal, Netherlands
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 fixed within a year. Bernt Schneiders, the mayor of Haarlem, was appointed as acting mayor of Bloemendaal.
Population centres
The municipality of Bloemendaal consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Bennebroek, Bloemendaal, Aerdenhout, Bloemendaal aan Zee, Overveen, and Vogelenzang.
Local government
The municipal government of Bloemendaal consists of 19 seats, which are (in 2008) divided as follows:
Railway connections
Bloemendaal has a railway station - Bloemendaal railway station. There are two other stations in the municipality of Bloemendaal - Overveen and Heemstede-Aerdenhout.
Sports
Bloemendaal is home to one of the country's most famous field hockey clubs, HC Bloemendaal. The men's first team competes for the Dutch Hoofdklasse (top league) title nearly every year.
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.