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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bennebroek > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bennebroek.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennebroek > Source revision: 1337557205 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Bennebroek | settlement_type = [Village](/source/Village) | other_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = nl | image_skyline = Hervormde kerk Bennebroek.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Bennebroek Dutch Reformed church | image_flag = Bennebroek flag.svg | image_shield = Bennebroek wapen.svg | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | image_map1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland | pushpin_label_position = top | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [North Holland](/source/North_Holland) | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = [Bloemendaal](/source/Bloemendaal) | elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 2121AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 28 April 2022 |archive-date = 21 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |url-status = dead }} | elevation_m = 1.4 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1.81 | established_title = | established_date = | population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=28 April 2022}} | population_total = 5,275 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_demonym = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = [Postal code](/source/List_of_postal_codes_in_the_Netherlands) | postal_code = 2121 | area_code_type = [Dialing code](/source/Telephone_numbers_in_the_Netherlands) | area_code = 023 | coordinates = {{coord|52.32|N|4.60|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}} }} '''Bennebroek''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbɛnəbruk|-|Nl-Bennebroek.ogg}}) is a village and former municipality in the northwest [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), now part of [Bloemendaal](/source/Bloemendaal), [North Holland](/source/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.{{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 }} On 28 May 1653, Bennebroek split off from the [Heemstede](/source/Heemstede) fiefdom and Adriaen Pauw, son of [Adriaan Pauw](/source/Adriaan_Pauw), became its first feudal lord.{{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 }} 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. On 29 March 2007, the municipal councils of Bennebroek and [Bloemendaal](/source/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](/source/2006_Dutch_municipal_elections) were divided as follows:{{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}} * [VVD](/source/People's_Party_for_Freedom_and_Democracy): 4 seats * [CDA](/source/Christian_Democratic_Appeal): 4 seats * [PvdA](/source/Labour_Party_(Netherlands)): 3 seats ==Attractions== *[Linnaeushof](/source/%3Aimage%3AMonorail200122.jpg), a park known as Europe's largest children's playground, formerly a botanical garden where [Carl Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus) acted as ''hortulanus'' (lead gardener) in the 18th century and where he wrote the ''[Hortus Cliffortianus](/source/Hortus_Cliffortianus)'' *[Hartekamp](/source/Hartekamp), an estate (partially in Heemstede) with an extensive public park *Former Vogelenzang-Bennebroek railway station, open from 1842 to 1944 == 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 ==See also== * [George Clifford III](/source/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}} {{Commons category|position=left}} {{Dutch municipality Bloemendaal}} {{Authority control}} Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2009 Category:Former municipalities of North Holland Category:Populated places in North Holland Category:Bloemendaal --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bennebroek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennebroek) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennebroek?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.