Badhoevedorp

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
Aerial view
Badhoevedorp in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityHaarlemmermeer
Population
 (January 2008 [1])
ca. 11,948

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. The Rijksweg 9 passes next to the town, from 8 August 1967 to 10 April 2017, the motorway passed through the town, however it was diverted, with the original section being closed and demolished to make place for new development in the area.

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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