Vogelenzang Explained

Vogelenzang
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:Bloemendaal
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2.1
Area Total Km2:7.97
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,235
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:2114
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:023
Coordinates:52.3189°N 4.5767°W

Vogelenzang is a village in the municipality of Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands. The name "Vogelenzang" is Dutch for "bird song".

Attractions

The Huis te Vogelenzang (House at Vogelenzang) was built circa 1600 by the Counts of Holland and was rebuilt in a neoclassical style 200 years later. Today the privately owned estate has 80 hectares of park grounds consisting of old coastal dunes and plains with historic pastures.

Since 1853 Amsterdam obtains its fresh potable water from the so-called Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen (Water Supply Dunes) near Vogelenzang (but mostly within Zandvoort municipality). It uses 34km2 of sand dunes to filter water and is the oldest location used as such in the Netherlands.

Vogelenzang used to have a railway station called Vogelenzang-Bennebroek along the Haarlem - Leiden Centraal line. The station opened in 1842, but closed in 1944. This wooden building still exists but is no longer in use as a station.[3]

Trivia

Vogelenzang was the site of the 5th World Scout Jamboree, held in 1937, which brought together 28,750 Scouts and Guides from all over the world.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 2114AC . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 28 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 28 April 2022.
  3. Web site: station Vogelenzang- Bennebroek . Stationsweb . 28 April 2022 . nl.