Egmond-Binnen () is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
, and lies about southwest of
Alkmaar.
History
The village was first mentioned in 922 as Ekmunde. The etymology is unknown. The missionary
Adalbert of Egmond founded a chapel near Egmond-Binnen and died there around 740. In 922, the
Benedictine
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, foun ...
Egmond Abbey
Egmond Abbey or St. Adalbert's Abbey ( nl, Abdij van Egmond, ''Sint-Adelbertabdij'') is a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of the Annunciation between Egmond aan den Hoef and Bakkum in Egmond-Binnen in the municipality of Bergen in the ...
was founded at the location and a settlement developed around it. The abbey was plundered and partially destroyed in 1573.
The loot was used to finance the founding of
Leiden University.
In 1789, the south tower collapsed, and the remainder was sold for demolition.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1836 at the former north tower of the abbey. Between 1914 and 1956, the church was built and a tower was added. In 1933, a new monastery was built in Egmond-Binnen and elevated to abbey in 1950.
Egmond-Binnen was home to 915 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1978, when it merged with
Egmond aan Zee
Egmond aan Zee () is a village on the North Sea coast in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, about 9 km west of Alkmaar.
Egmond aan Zee was a separate municipality until 1978, when it merged with ...
and
Egmond aan den Hoef to form the new municipality
Egmond. In turn, Egmond was amalgamated into Bergen on 1 January 2001.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
Gallery
File:Egmond-Binnen sociale huurwoningen.jpg, Houses in Egmond-Binnen
File:Egmond-Binnen Sint-Adelbertabdij.jpg, The new abbey
File:Heereweg, Egmond-Binnen, The Netherlands - panoramio.jpg, Flowers near Egmond-Binnen
References
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Former municipalities of North Holland
Populated places in North Holland
Bergen, North Holland