Bloemendaal | |||
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Municipality | |||
Bloemendaal city hall
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Location in North Holland |
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Coordinates: 52°24′N 4°36′E / 52.400°N 4.600°ECoordinates: 52°24′N 4°36′E / 52.400°N 4.600°E | |||
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 (August 2017) | |||
• Total | 23,159 | ||
• Density | 583/km2 (1,510/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 [ˈblumə(n)ˌdaːl] ( listen) 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.