- Bloemendaal
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bloemendaal
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flag_size = 120x100px
image_shield = Bloemendaal wapen.png
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mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 =North Holland
leader_name = W.H. de Gelder
leader_party =GroenLinks
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 43.29
area_land_km2 = 37.93
area_water_km2 = 5.36
population_as_of =1 January ,2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 16989
population_density_km2 = 448
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52.40
latNS = N
longd = 4.62
longEW = E
website = [http://www.bloemendaal.nl www.bloemendaal.nl]Bloemendaal (pronunciation|Nl-Bloemendaal.ogg) is a municipality and a town in the
Netherlands , in the province ofNorth Holland .Population centres
The municipality of Bloemendaal consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Bloemendaal,
Aerdenhout ,Bloemendaal aan Zee ,Overveen , andVogelenzang .Local government
The municipal government of Bloemendaal consists of 17 seats, which are divided as follows:
* VVD - 6 seats
* CDA - 3 seats
* PvdA - 3 seats
* Liberaal Bloemendaal - 2 seats
*GroenLinks - 2 seats
* D66 - 1 seatRailway connections
The municipality of Bloemendaal contains three train stations: Bloemendaal, on the connection between Haarlem and Uitgeest; Overveen, on the connection between Haarlem and Zandvoort aan Zee; and Heemstede-Aerdenhout, on the connection between Haarlem and Leiden.
Sports
Bloemendaal is the home town of one of the country's most famous
field hockey clubs,HC Bloemendaal . The first men's team is competing for the Dutch title nearly every year.References
* Statistics are taken from the [http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem66nh.htm SDU Staatscourant]
External links
* [http://www.plattegronden.nl/bloemendaal/index.html A map of Bloemendaal]
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