Bloemendaal (Noord-Holland)

Geschiedenis

Bloemendaal is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Bloemendaal is, together with Wassenaar, the wealthiest place in the Netherlands.In October 2015, after persistent problems with the local governance in Bloemendaal, the King's Commissioner of North Holland, Johan Remkes, threatened to disband the municipality if the problems were not fixed within a year. Bernt Schneiders, the mayor of Haarlem, was appointed as acting mayor of Bloemendaal.Population centresThe municipality of Bloemendaal consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Bennebroek, Bloemendaal, Aerdenhout, Bloemendaal aan Zee, Overveen, and Vogelenzang.Local governmentThe 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