Benningbroek
Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator. 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)".[1] Bennebroek developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation settlement.[2]
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.[2]
Benningbroek was home to 461 people in 1840.[3] In 1887, a joint railway station with Sijbekarspel opened on the Hoorn to Medemblik railway line. The line closed in 1941.[4]
Gallery
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Farm in Benningbroek
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Former railway station Benningbroek-Sijbekarspel
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Farm in Benningbroek
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