Bloemendaal

Bloemendaal
	Bloemendaal
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 52°24′N 4°37′E / 52.40°N 4.62°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
	Area (2009)
- Total	45.08 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
- Land	39.68 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
- Water	5.40 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
	Population (1 January 2007)
- Total	16,989
- Density	448/km2 (1,160.3/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.bloemendaal.nl

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Bloemendaal ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

[edit] Population centres

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

[edit] 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 seat

[edit] Railway connections

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

[edit] 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.