Overveen
Overveen is a village in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Bloemendaal. Overveen lies on the eastern fringe of the North Sea dunes. To the east it borders the built-up areas of Haarlem.
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Anton Pieck
Designer
Nationaal Archief
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Dirk Brouwer
Designer
Persoonlijkheden in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in woord en beeld (1938)
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Germ de Jong
Artist
Nationaal Archief
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Gerrit van der Veen
Artist
Cropped from Beeldbank WO2 nr. 38380
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Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof
Illustrator
Geheugen van Nederland
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Jac P. Thijsse
Illustrator
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Paul Guermonprez
Photographer
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Overview
Overview
A few kilometres to the west of the town lies the Erebegraafplaats Bloemendaal (Honorary Cemetery), where many Second World War victims have been reburied, including resistance fighter Hannie Schaft, sculptor and resistance leader Gerrit van der Veen, banker and resistance member Walraven van Hall, Physician and former Wehrmacht officer Karl Gröger, and sculptor and resistance member Johan Limpers. The town is connected to rail service by the Overveen railway station which opened in 1881 on the Haarlem to Zandvoort railway line.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Overveen • Settlement Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — North Holland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Bloemendaal • Elevation M — 4.2 • Area Total Km2 — 4.22 • Population Total — 4,390 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 2051 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 023
Landmarks
Landmarks
Lonbar Petrilaan 28, in the Kweekduin neighborhood, was built in 1956-57 by noted Dutch architect Gerard Holt. Its garden, designed by Mien Ruys, was the first bielzentuin in the Netherlands. The house is on the list of municipal monuments.
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Gallery
• Illustration — The Bloemendaal town hall in Overveen • Illustration — Supermarket • Illustration — Office building • Illustration — Catholic church
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