Egmond-Binnen

Egmond-Binnen

Egmond-Binnen

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

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.

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History

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]

  • Houses in Egmond-Binnen
  • The new abbey
  • Flowers near Egmond-Binnen

References

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    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 1935AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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    "Egmond-Binnen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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    Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Egmond-Binnen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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    "Egmond-Binnen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. [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. [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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