Abbenes Explained

Abbenes
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Haarlemmermeer
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-4.5
Area Total Km2:11.16
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,085
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:2157
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0252
Coordinates:52.2333°N 40°W

Abbenes is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and is situated about southwest of Hoofddorp.

The village was first mentioned in 1867 as Abbenes, and is named after a lost island. The name means "headland of Abe (person)".[3] Abbenes developed shortly after 1852 on the Hoofdvaart near a bridge.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 2157LH . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 April 2022. two entries.
  3. Web site: Abbenes - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 April 2022 . nl.
  4. News: Abbenes . Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester . Waanders . Zwolle . 2006 . nl . 30 April 2022.