Benningbroek is a village in the northwest

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. It is located in the municipality of

Medemblik Medemblik () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland (region), West-Frisia. It lies immediately south of the polder and former municipality of Wieringermeer. History Med ...

North Holland North Holland (, ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevola ...

about 40 km north of

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. On the western side, Benningbroek has merged with

Sijbekarspel Sijbekarspel is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 10 km northwest of Hoorn. Sijbekarsel consists of one long road, with a ribbon of buildings around it. On the eas ...

. The village was first mentioned around 1338 as Bennenbroech, and means "swampy land of the people of Benne (person)". Bennebroek developed in the 11th century as a

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excavation settlement. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with a tall spire from the 16th century. The choir was demolished at the end of the 18th century. Benningbroek was home to 461 people in 1840. In 1887, a joint railway station with

opened on the

Hoorn Hoorn () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. It is the largest town an ...

railway line. The line closed in 1941.

Gallery

File:Voorgevel en linker zijgevel van stolpboerderij met een houten middentopgevel met een omlijste deur met snijlicht - Benningbroek - 20406555 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Benningbroek File:Station Benningbroek-Sijbekarspel.jpg, Former railway station Benningbroek-Sijbekarspel File:Dr. de Vriesstraat 10, Benningbroek 02.JPG, Farm in Benningbroek

References

Populated places in North Holland Medemblik {{NorthHolland-geo-stub