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Bloemendaal | |||
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Municipality | |||
 City Hall of Bloemendaal | |||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
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| Area (2009) | |||
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45.08 km2 (17.41 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 39.68 km2 (15.32 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 5.40 km2 (2.08 sq mi) | ||
Bloemendaal [ˈblu.mə(n).ˌdaːɫ] (
listen) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. According to the Dutch Central Statistical Bureau, Bloemendaal is the wealthiest place in the Netherlands. [1]
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 divided as follows:
- VVD - 7 seats
- CDA - 4 seats
- D66 - 3 seats
- PvdA - 2 seats
- Liberaal Bloemendaal - 2 seats
- GroenLinks - 1 seat
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 the home town of one of the country's most famous field hockey clubs, HC Bloemendaal. The first men's team is competing for the Dutch title nearly every year.
References[]
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (15 November 2010). "Bloemendaal en Wassenaar zijn rijkste gemeenten". http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/inkomen-bestedingen/publicaties/artikelen/archief/2010/2010-3244-wm.htm. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
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