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Bergschenhoek
South Hollandvillage
Total population
18,075
Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in South Holland, Netherlands, Bergschenhoek is a village. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 18,075. Located at 51.989°, 4.502°, Bergschenhoek occupies a cool-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The location receives about 1,104 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 43% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves57,657
- muskratOndatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Mammalia48,542
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves46,371
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves46,152
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves42,356
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves41,370
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves40,994
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves39,234
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2008-10-1119 km WNW of Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Holland
- Bleiswijk1.9 mi away · pop. 11,919
- Pijnacker3.6 mi away · pop. 24,260
- Zevenhuizen3.7 mi away · pop. 7,090
- Rotterdam4.6 mi away · pop. 572,392
- Delfgauw4.7 mi away · pop. 9,240
- Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel4.9 mi away · pop. 21,595
- Moerkapelle4.9 mi away · pop. 4,400
- Zoetermeer5.1 mi away · pop. 124,780
- Capelle aan den IJssel5.5 mi away · pop. 66,421
- Nootdorp5.9 mi away · pop. 19,160
- Benthuizen6.3 mi away · pop. 3,352
- Delft6.3 mi away · pop. 101,386
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
CBS — Statistics Netherlands
- CBS code
- 0492
- Population (Wikidata)
- 881
- Wikidata
- Q820175
Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382