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Benthuizen

Benthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn and lies about 1 km east of Zoetermeer.

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Place details

Locality: Benthuizen
Region: Zuid-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 18,959
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Benthuizen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Rijnwoude 003.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Windmill De Haas
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Benthuizen.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Wapen Benthuizen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of the Netherlands
Demonym: Benthuizenaar
Country: Netherlands
Located in: South Holland
Population: +1256
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Benthuizen dorpsstraat kerk hervormde gemeente.jpg

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Benthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn and lies about 1 km east of Zoetermeer.

== History == Benthuizen was described between 1280 and 1287. Benthuizen developed as a peat excavation settlement in the Late Middle Ages.