Egmond-Binnen

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

Egmond-Binnen

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Egmond-Binnen

Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands

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Coordinates: 52°36′N 4°39′E﻿ / ﻿52.600°N 4.650°E﻿ / 52.600; 4.650
Country| Netherlands
Province| North Holland
Municipality| Bergen
Area

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• Total

| 10.52 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 2,515
• Density| 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

1935[1]

Dialing code| 023

Egmond-Binnen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛxmɔndˈbɪnə(n)]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Alkmaar.

## History

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The village was first mentioned in 922 as Ekmunde. The etymology is unknown.[3] The missionary Adalbert of Egmond founded a chapel near Egmond-Binnen and died there around 740. In 922, the Benedictine Egmond Abbey was founded at the location and a settlement developed around it. The abbey was plundered and partially destroyed in 1573.[4] The loot was used to finance the founding of Leiden University.[5]

René Descartes lived in the village during the 1640s.[6]

In 1789, the south tower collapsed, and the remainder was sold for demolition.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1836 at the former north tower of the abbey. Between 1914 and 1956, the church was built and a tower was added. In 1933, a new monastery was built in Egmond-Binnen and elevated to abbey in 1950.[5]

Egmond-Binnen was home to 915 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1978, when it merged with Egmond aan Zee and Egmond aan den Hoef to form the new municipality Egmond. In turn, Egmond was amalgamated into Bergen on 1 January 2001.[7]

## Gallery

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* Houses in Egmond-Binnen

* The new abbey

* Flowers near Egmond-Binnen

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1935AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
3. ^ "Egmond-Binnen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
4. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Egmond-Binnen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
5. ^ a b "Egmond-Binnen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
6. ^ Watson, Richard (2007) [2002]. Cogito, Ergo Sum: The Life of René Descartes (revised ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: David R. Godine Publisher. p. 255\. ISBN 9781567923353. Retrieved 9 October 2023. "By 15 November 1644, Descartes was back in Holland. [...] When Descartes arrived in the United Provinces, he went almost immediately to Egmond-binnen, just two miles south of his former residence in Egmond aan den Hoef, and Egmond-binnen was his permanent residence until he left for Sweden in September 1649."
7. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

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Populated places in the municipality of Bergen, North Holland

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* Egmond aan Zee
* Egmond-Binnen
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* Bregtdorp
* Camperduin
* Catrijp
* Hargen
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