Nieuw-Vennep is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland . It is located near the capital city Amsterdam as well as Amsterdam Airport Schiphol . It has a population of 31,415 (2021), and is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer , which ranks in top 15% of Dutch municipalities by income level.
8-451: Nieuw-Vennep has 31,415 inhabitants (2021). The town has two districts, the Old Town and the newly built Getsewoud, with each being home to around half the town's population. In 2001, before the development of Getsewoud, Nieuw-Vennep had 17,886 inhabitants. The development of Getsewoud doubled the number of homes in the town and the population followed soon after. The built-up area of the town
16-527: A large part of the Haarlemmermeer lake, including the island of Beinsdorp (which is now the name of a village in the Haarlemmermeer polder). The area of the municipality was 38.61 km , of which only 1.18 km was land. According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa, De Vennip used to be a manor, and was first mentioned in 1334. The land area of the manor was much larger then, but when
24-506: Is also the Railway station Nieuw-Vennep , which includes a 10-minute train ride to Schiphol, a 30 min ride to Amsterdam Central station, and other destinations. Business parks and airports De Vennip De Vennip is a former municipality in the Netherlands , which at the time belonged to the province of South Holland . It consisted of a small area of land east of Hillegom , and
32-454: The Haarlemmermeer grew, De Vennip became smaller. From 1812 until 1817, the area was part of the municipality Hillegom, but it became a separate municipality in 1817, even though there were no inhabitants. In 1855, it merged again with Hillegom. In 1855, the water area had been drained and the new land became part of the new municipality of Haarlemmermeer , which became part of the province of North Holland . The municipality gave its name to
40-591: The country which provides around 65,000 jobs. Many people who work in Amsterdam or other nearby cities, have chosen to settle in Nieuw-Vennep for its peacefulness and family-friendly facilities. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 , it was also one of the economically hardest-hit regions, with its GDP shrinking 28% as the nearby airport Schiphol suffered a big blow. Besides several bus lines going in and out, there
48-466: The municipality, the development of Nieuw-Vennep lagged behind. On 2 November 1862 the construction of a new church ("De Witte Kerk") was initiated by the Dutch Reformed Church. The municipality of Haarlemmermeer, of which Nieuw-Vennep is a part, ranks in the top 15% of the country's richest municipalities by income level. Nieuw-Vennep is located close to Amsterdam, as well as the main airport of
56-469: Was Hoofddorp , at the time still named Kruisdorp. Until 1868 Nieuw-Vennep was called Venneperdorp, both towns have used their current name since that time. The first inhabitants were farm laborers living under poor circumstances. As a result of the conditions, the town was nicknamed De Krim , in reference to the Crimea war fought between 1853 and 1856. As Hoofddorp became the governmental and economic center of
64-405: Was 3.71 km, and contained 7,513 residences. The wider statistical area of Nieuw-Vennep has a population of around 40,000. Northwest of present-day Nieuw-Vennep lay the island Vennip or Vennep , to which Nieuw-Vennep owes its name, meaning "New Vennep". Nieuw-Vennep is one of two towns officially founded after the lake Haarlemmermeer was made into a dry land polder in 1852. The other town
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