Nieuw-Vennep

History

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 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 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.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  47,027
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  40,589
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  38,355
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  37,973
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  37,875
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  37,142
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  37,112
• Western Jackdaw

  Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  36,408

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2008-10-11
  19 km WNW of Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
• M 3.7 — 2001-09-12
  54 km WNW of Petten, Netherlands
• M 3.4 — 2001-09-10
  10 km W of Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
• M 3.8 — 2001-09-09
  7 km W of Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands