Bloemendaal

Bloemendaal
Municipality
Bloemendaal city hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°24′N 4°36′E / 52.400°N 4.600°E / 52.400; 4.600Coordinates: 52°24′N 4°36′E / 52.400°N 4.600°E / 52.400; 4.600
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
Area
• 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	12 m (39 ft)
Population (May 2014)
• 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.bloemendaal.nl

Bloemendaal [ˈblumə(n)ˌdaːl] 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 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.

The municipality of Bloemendaal consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Bennebroek, Bloemendaal, Aerdenhout, Bloemendaal aan Zee, Overveen, and Vogelenzang.

The municipal government of Bloemendaal consists of 19 seats, which are (in 2008) divided as follows:

Bloemendaal has a railway station - Bloemendaal railway station. There are two other stations in the municipality of Bloemendaal - Overveen and Heemstede-Aerdenhout.

Bloemendaal is home to one of the country's most famous field hockey clubs, HC Bloemendaal. The men's first team competes for the Dutch Hoofdklasse (top league) title nearly every year.

In 1925 Thijsse's Hof (the Garden of Thijsse) was created. It was the first wildlife garden in the Netherlands. It was gifted to Jac. P. Thijsse at the occasion of his 60th birthday. The garden still exists today.