Bentveld
Bentveld is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zandvoort, and lies about 5 kilometres (3 mi) 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). Bentveld started to developed after the tram line Zandvoort to Haarlem was constructed in 1899. The tram operated until 1957.
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
Zandvoort only
- ^ "Postcodetool for 2116AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Bentveld". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Bentveld - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
918-948 reference is unlikely to refer to this village
External links
Media related to Bentveld at Wikimedia Commons
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