Bloemendaal
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Bloemendaal city hall
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
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| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 45.18 km2 (17.44 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 39.73 km2 (15.34 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 12 m (39 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 22,242 | ||
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Bloemendaler | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 2050–2061, 2110–2121 | ||
| Area code | 023 | ||
| Website | www |
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Bloemendaal [ˈblumə(n)ˌdaːl] (
listen) 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 fixed within a year. Bernt Schneiders, the mayor of Haarlem, was appointed as acting mayor of Bloemendaal.[6]
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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:
- 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
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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