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Beinsdorp
Beinsdorp () is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about southwest of Hoofddorp along the Ringvaart, adjacent to Hillegom Hillegom () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Hillegom is part of an area called the Duin- en Bollenstreek ("Dune and Bulb Region"). As such, a large portion of the local economy was traditio .... Beinsdorp is named after a former island in the former Haarlemmer Lake. The village was first mentioned in 1851 as Beinsdorp, and means "Ben's village". Gallery File:Dorpshuis Beinsdorp 1.jpg, Village house File:Restaurant Beinsdorp.jpg, Restaurant in Beinsdorp References External links Populated places in North Holland Haarlemmermeer {{NorthHolland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer () is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means 'Haarlem's lake', referring to the body of water from which the region was reclaimed in the 19th century. Haarlemmermeer's main town is Hoofddorp, which has a population of 76,660. Hoofddorp, along with the rapidly growing towns of Nieuw-Vennep and Badhoevedorp, are part of the Randstad agglomeration. The main international airport of the Netherlands, Schiphol, is located in Haarlemmermeer. History The original Haarlemmermeer lake is said to have been mostly a peat bog, a relic of a northern arm of the Rhine which passed through the district in Roman times. In 1531, the original Haarlemmermeer had an area of , and near it were three smaller lakes: the Leidsche Meer (Leiden Lake), the Spiering Meer, and the Oude Meer (Old Lake), with a combined area of about . The four lakes were for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
