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'''Bennebroek''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbɛnəbruk|-|Nl-Bennebroek.ogg}}) is a village and former municipality in the northwest Netherlands, now part of Bloemendaal, North Holland. Before its merger in 2009, it was the smallest municipality in the Netherlands, covering an area of only 1.75 km².
==History== right|thumb|240px|The former municipality of Bennebroek Bennebroek was probably formed in the 13th century and its development was closely linked to the peat harvesting industry.<ref name="GBH">{{cite web |title=Gemeente Bennebroek History |url=http://www.bennebroek.nl/smartsite.dws?id=1804&ct=1 |accessdate=2007-12-11 |language=Dutch |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703053851/http://www.bennebroek.nl/smartsite.dws?id=1804&ct=1 |archivedate=2007-07-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 28 May 1653, Bennebroek split off from the Heemstede fiefdom and Adriaen Pauw, son of Adriaan Pauw, became its first feudal lord.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gemeente Bennebroek Coat of Arms |url=http://www.bennebroek.nl/smartsite.dws?id=1805&ct=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040929135749/http://www.bennebroek.nl/smartsite.dws?id=1805&ct=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-09-29 |accessdate=2007-12-11 |language=Dutch }}</ref> Its population was dependent on animal husbandry and transportation. Later bulb flower cultivation became an important business. Since the second half of the 20th century, Bennebroek has primarily been a commuter community for the surrounding cities.<ref name="GBH" />
On 29 March 2007, the municipal councils of Bennebroek and Bloemendaal agreed to merge into one municipality, which took place on 1 January 2009.
=== Local government === The last municipal council of Bennebroek before its merger consisted of 11 seats, which at the 2006 elections were divided as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2006 |title=Bennebroek municipal election 2014 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20060307/629021 |access-date=14 June 2024 |website=verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref> * VVD: 4 seats * CDA: 4 seats * PvdA: 3 seats
==Attractions== *Linnaeushof, a park known as Europe's largest children's playground, formerly a botanical garden where Carl Linnaeus acted as ''hortulanus'' (lead gardener) in the 18th century and where he wrote the ''Hortus Cliffortianus'' *Hartekamp, an estate (partially in Heemstede) with an extensive public park *Former Vogelenzang-Bennebroek railway station, open from 1842 to 1944
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Exterieur overzicht boerderij - Bennebroek - 20323135 - RCE.jpg|Houses in Bennebroek File:Hyacinth field in Bennebroek 20180416 011.jpg|Fields of Hyacinths File:Gemeentehuis Bennebroek. NL-HlmNHA 54035228.JPG|Former town hall File:Bennebroek Bennebroekerlaan 25-27 09022022.jpg|House in Bennebroek </gallery>
==See also== * George Clifford III
== References == * Statistics are taken from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20060103203245/http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem48nh.htm SDU Staatscourant] {{Reflist}}
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Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2009 Category:Former municipalities of North Holland Category:Populated places in North Holland Category:Bloemendaal