Egmond ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛxmɔnt] ) is a former municipality in the north-western Netherlands , in the province of North Holland . In 2001, it was merged with the municipalities of Schoorl and Bergen to form the municipality of Bergen. The three main villages in the former municipality are Egmond aan den Hoef , Egmond aan Zee and Egmond-Binnen . The place gave its name to the House of Egmond , who became the powerful protectors of Egmond Abbey , founded in the 9th-century in Egmond-Binnen, and who built their residence ( hoeve/hoef ) in Egmond aan den Hoef.
4-477: Egmond may refer to: Egmond (municipality) , a former municipality, now merged with Bergen, North Holland, comprising: Egmond Abbey , a Benedictine monastery Egmond-Binnen , a village, built around Egmond Abbey Egmond aan den Hoef where the remains of Egmond Castle are Egmond aan Zee , a popular seaside resort town and former 19th century artist colony House of Egmond , an extinct family named after
8-619: A Dutch bass and baritone singer See also [ edit ] Egmont (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Egmond . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egmond&oldid=1147120137 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
12-505: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Egmond (municipality) The French philosopher René Descartes , author of Meditations on First Philosophy , lived in both Egmond aan den Hoef and (mostly) Egmond-Binnen from April 1636 to September 1638 and again from May 1643 until the end of September 1649 before leaving for Sweden (where he died 4 months later). His Les Météores , La Dioptrique and La Géométrie were published in
16-448: The Dutch town of Egmond People [ edit ] Adalbert of Egmond (died c. 710), Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon missionary Derk van Egmond (born 1956), a former Dutch track cyclist Gary van Egmond (born 1965), an Australian former football (soccer) Jacobus van Egmond , 1908–1969), a Dutch track cyclist who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Max van Egmond (born 1936),
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