Bentveld is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of
Zandvoort
Zandvoort () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park and the Amsterda ...
, and lies about west of
Haarlem. Part of the village is located in the municipality of
Bloemendaal
Bloemendaal () 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 gover ...
, however it can be considered annexed since 1978.
The village was first mentioned in 1615 as Bent Velt, and means "field of moor grass (''
Molinia
''Molinia'', or moor grass, is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the grass family, native to damp moorland in Eurasia and northern Africa. They are both herbaceous perennial grasses.
The genus is named after Juan Ignacio Molina, a ...
'').
Bentveld started to developed after the tram line
Zandvoort
Zandvoort () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park and the Amsterda ...
to
Haarlem was constructed in 1899. The tram operated until 1957.
References
Populated places in North Holland
Bloemendaal
Zandvoort
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