Badhoevedorp

Coordinates: 52°20′N 4°47′E / 52.333°N 4.783°E / 52.333; 4.783

Badhoevedorp
Aerial view

Badhoevedorp in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Municipality Haarlemmermeer
Population (January 2008 [1]) ca. 11,948

Badhoevedorp is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies next to the Ringvaart around Haarlemmermeer ('the canal around the former Lake Harlem') at the side of the polder bordering Amsterdam / Amstelveen.

Badhoevedorp has a population of around 11,370.[2]

Notable residents include Björn Ottenheim of the band zZz, former Dutch national team footballer Marco van Basten, Jack van Gelder, Tonny Eyk and Toon van Driel.

Notable people from Badhoevedorp

Economy

MGA Entertainment's Benelux division has its headquarters in Badhoevedorp.[3]

Sports

The town has an amateur sports club called SC Badhoevedorp that houses futsal, baseball and softball division's.

References

  1. ↑ Aantal inwoners per woonkern Archived 2006-12-12 at the Wayback Machine.. Ons-Haarlemmermeer.nl
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Haarlemmermeer
  3. ↑ "Contact Archived 2009-08-22 at the Wayback Machine.." MGA Entertainment. Retrieved on December 26, 2009.


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