Bloemendaal

Bloemendaal is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. According to the Dutch Central Statistical Bureau, Bloemendaal is the wealthiest place in the Netherlands.

Population centres
The municipality of Bloemendaal consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Bennebroek, Bloemendaal, Aerdenhout, Bloemendaal aan Zee, Overveen, and Vogelenzang.

Local government
The municipal government of Bloemendaal consists of 19 seats, which are divided as follows:


 * VVD - 7 seats
 * CDA - 4 seats
 * D66 - 3 seats
 * PvdA - 2 seats
 * Liberaal Bloemendaal - 2 seats
 * GroenLinks - 1 seat

Railway connections
Bloemendaal has a railway station - Bloemendaal railway station. There are two other stations in the municipality of Bloemendaal - Overveen and Heemstede-Aerdenhout.

Sports
Bloemendaal is the home town of one of the country's most famous field hockey clubs, HC Bloemendaal. The first men's team is competing for the Dutch title nearly every year.