Aerdenhout
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| Dialing code | 023 | |
Aerdenhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌaːrdə(n)ˈɦʌut]) is a village in the municipality of Bloemendaal, Netherlands. Located in the dunes between Haarlem and the beach town of Zandvoort, it ranks as the wealthiest town in the Netherlands.[citation needed] The name "Aerdenhout" means Andere hout, Dutch for "the other wood", and was given it to distinguish this other wood from the Haarlemmerhout, just south of the city Haarlem.[3]
Commuter town
Aerdenhout functions mostly as a suburb for wealthy commuters to Haarlem, Amsterdam, and other nearby cities. Residents of this village shop in nearby Heemstede, as Aerdenhout has virtually no shops.
The village Aerdenhout is dominated by many stately homes and villas, each with a unique style or architecture, and mostly built in the period 1920–1930. A much older building is the "Haringbuys", an old pub along the Zandvoorterweg. In old times fishermen from Zandvoort walked with their stocks through the dunes to the open market in Haarlem and they would take some rest and drink in the Haringbuys. Opposite this place is another old house situated: "Bosch en Landzigt". This is probably the oldest house in Aerdenhout. Actually, several people are living in this big building of which the cellars are several centuries old. There are still a few old trees in the garden. In the 20th century, mainly the families van Randwijck and Bierens de Haan were living in this historical house in Aerdenhout.
A special villa was
During recent years,[when?] many new houses have been built in Aerdenhout without their own style, changing the character of the village.
Sports clubs
Aerdenhout is home to the mixed
Railway transportation
In 1876, the railway station Heemstede-Aerdenhout railway station opened on the Amsterdam-Haarlem-Rotterdam railway line. It closed in 1880, but reopened in 1928.[4]
Notable residents
While the general Bloemendaal area is wealthy, it is not known for its celebrities.[citation needed] Notable people who live or lived in Aerdenhout include:
- Wubbo Ockels - First Dutchman in space
- Roel Pieper - Businessman and ex-vice president of the Phillips Corp
- Michael van Praag - former President of the Royal Dutch Football Association and former chairman of AFC Ajax
- Albert Heijn - Founder's son and previous owner of Ahold, one of the largest corporations in the Netherlands
- Dirk van den Broek - Businessman and founder of the Samenwerkende Dirk van den Broek Bedrijven.
- Family Bleekemolen - Racing family, father Michael Bleekemolen and his two sons Sebastiaan and Jeroen.
- Martijn Bolkestein - Member of the House of Representatives
- Gijs van Lennep - Racing driver
Gallery
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Tea house in Monastery Alverna -
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Church in Aerdenhout
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 2111AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Bloemendaal history Archived January 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine on Bloemendaal website
- ^ "station Heemstede- Aerdenhout". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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