Bennebroek

Bennebroek () is a village and former municipality in the northwest Netherlands, now part of Bloemendaal, North Holland. Before its merger in 2009, it was the smallest municipality in the Netherlands, covering an area of only 1.75 km².

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Place details

Locality: Bennebroek
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 5,140
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Bennebroek
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Hervormde kerk Bennebroek.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Bennebroek Dutch Reformed church
Settlement.image_flag: Bennebroek flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Bennebroek wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bloemendaal
Settlement.elevation_m: 1.4

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Wikidata facts

Population: 3091
Area: 1.79
Image: Hervormde kerk Bennebroek.jpg

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Commons category: Bennebroek
postal code: 2121
inception: 1817-05-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2008-12-31
exact match: www.gemeentegeschiedenis.nl/gemeentenaam/Bennebroek

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==History== right|thumb|240px|The former municipality of Bennebroek Bennebroek was probably formed in the 13th century and its development was closely linked to the peat harvesting industry.