Bentveld Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 2116AB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 28 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 28 April 2022 . Zandvoort only.
  3. Web site: Bentveld - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 28 April 2022 . nl . 918-948 reference is unlikely to refer to this village.
  4. Web site: Bentveld . Plaatsengids . 28 April 2022 . nl.