Egmond-Binnen
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Egmond-Binnen (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Alkmaar.
History
The village was first mentioned in 922 as Ekmunde. The etymology is unknown.[1] 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.[2] The loot was used to finance the founding of Leiden University.[3]
René Descartes lived in the village during the 1640s.[4]
In 1789, the south tower collapsed, and the remainder was sold for demolition.[2]
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.[3]
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.[5]
Gallery
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Houses in Egmond-Binnen
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The new abbey
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Flowers near Egmond-Binnen
References
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