Bentveld | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map_NL_-_Zandvoort_-_Bentveld.png |
Map Caption1: | Bentveld in the municipality of Zandvoort.--> |
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: | Zandvoort Bloemendaal |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.78 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,025 |
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: | 2116 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 023 |
Coordinates: | 52.3658°N 4.5717°W |
Bentveld is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zandvoort, and lies about 5km (03miles) west of Haarlem. Part of the village is located in the municipality of Bloemendaal, 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).[3] Bentveld started to developed after the tram line Zandvoort to Haarlem was constructed in 1899. The tram operated until 1957.[4]