Overveen
Overveen is a village in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Bloemendaal. Overveen lies on the eastern fringe of the North Sea dunes. To the east it borders the built-up areas of Haarlem. A few kilometres to the west of the town lies the Erebegraafplaats Bloemendaal (Honorary Cemetery), where many Second World War victims have been reburied, including resistance fighter Hannie Schaft, sculptor and resistance leader Gerrit van der Veen, banker and resistance member Walraven van Hall, Physician and former Wehrmacht officer Karl Groeger, and sculptor and resistance member Johan Limpers. The town is connected to rail service by the Overveen railway station which opened in 1881 on the Haarlem to Zandvoort railway line.
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Overveen Location in the Netherlands Overveen Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′32″N 4°37′3″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Bloemendaal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.22 km2 (1.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4.2 m (13.8 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,390 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2051 |
| Dialing code | 023 |
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