Benningbroek

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

52°42′11″N 5°0′35″E / 52.70306°N 5.00972°E / 52.70306; 5.00972CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityMedemblikArea

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• Total567 km² (219 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.6 m (−2.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total735 • Density1.3/km² (3.4/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

1654^[1]

Dialing code0229

Benningbroek is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Medemblik, North Holland about 40 km north of Amsterdam. On the western side, Benningbroek has merged with Sijbekarspel.

The village was first mentioned around 1338 as Bennenbroech, and means "swampy land of the people of Benne (person)".^[3] Bennebroek developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation settlement.^[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with a tall spire from the 16th century. The choir was demolished at the end of the 18th century.^[4]

Benningbroek was home to 461 people in 1840.^[5] In 1887, a joint railway station with Sijbekarspel opened on the Hoorn to Medemblik railway line. The line closed in 1941.^[6]

Gallery

Farm in Benningbroek
Former railway station Benningbroek-Sijbekarspel
Farm in Benningbroek

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 1654EG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ "Benningbroek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Benningbroek" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ "Benningbroek". Plaasengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ "station Benningbroek- Sijbekarspel". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.