Bennebroek () is a village and former municipality in the northwest
Netherlands, now part of
Bloemendaal
Bloemendaal () 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.
In October 2015, after persistent problems with the local govern ...
,
North Holland
North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
. Before its merger, it was the smallest municipality in the Netherlands, covering an area of only 1.75 km².
History
Bennebroek was probably formed in the 13th century and its development was closely linked to the peat harvesting industry.
On 28 May 1653, Bennebroek split off from the
Heemstede
Heemstede () is a town and a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the fourth richest municipality of the Netherlands.
History
Heemstede formed around the Castle ''Heemstede'' that was built overlooking the ...
fiefdom and Adriaen Pauw, son of
Adriaan Pauw
Adriaan Pauw, knight, '' heer van Heemstede, Bennebroek, Nieuwerkerk etc.'' (1 November 1585 – 21 February 1653) was Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1631 to 1636 and from 1651 to 1653.
Life
He was born in Amsterdam in a rich merchant family ...
, became its first feudal lord.
Its population was dependent on animal husbandry and transportation. Later on bulb flower cultivation became an important business here. Yet since the second half of the 20th century, Bennebroek functions primarily as a commuter community for the surrounding cities.
On 29 March 2007, the municipal councils of Bennebroek and
Bloemendaal
Bloemendaal () 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.
In October 2015, after persistent problems with the local govern ...
agreed to merge into one municipality, which became reality on 1 January 2009.
Local government
The last municipal council of Bennebroek before its merger consisted of 11 seats, which were divided as follows:
*
VVD
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party i ...
- 4 seats
*
CDA - 4 seats
*
PvdA - 3 seats
Attractions
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Linnaeushof - a recreation 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
The ''Hortus Cliffortianus'' is a work of early botanical literature published in 1737.
The work was a collaboration between Carl Linnaeus and the illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret, financed by George Clifford in 1735-1736. Clifford, a wealthy A ...
''
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Hartekamp - an estate (partially in Heemstede) with an extensive public park.
*Former railway station Vogelenzang-Bennebroek - railway station from 1842.
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
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George Clifford III
References
* Statistics are taken from th
SDU Staatscourant
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Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2009
Former municipalities of North Holland
Populated places in North Holland
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