Benthorn
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Benthorn is a hamlet in the Dutch
province of South Holland
. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwoude
, about 2 km east of the centre of Benthuizen
.
Benthorn used to be a heerlijkheid
(manor), owned by the States of Holland and West Friesland. It was sold to Adam Adriaan van der Duyn, lord of 's Gravemoer, in 1724. In 1812, Benthorn became a part of the municipality of Hazerswoude
, but on 1 April 1817 it became an separate municipality again.
According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, in 1840 Benthorn consisted of 0.85 square km and had 10 inhabitants in 2 houses. Because of the small size of the municipality, it was merged into Benthuizen in 1847.
Part of the hamlet had to be demolished for the construction of the high speed railway HSL-Zuid
, and only three farms remain. The name of the hamlet no longer appears on recent topographical maps of the area.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwoude
Rijnwoude
Rijnwoude is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 57.85 km² of which 1.17 km² is water....
, about 2 km east of the centre of Benthuizen
Benthuizen
Benthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Rijnwoude, and lies about 4 km east of Zoetermeer.In 2001, the town of Benthuizen had 3215 inhabitants...
.
Benthorn used to be a heerlijkheid
Heerlijkheid
A heerlijkheid was the basic administrative and judicial unit in rural areas in Dutch-speaking lands before 1800. It originated in the feudal subdivision of government authority in the Middle Ages. The closest English equivalents of the word are "seigniory" and "manor"...
(manor), owned by the States of Holland and West Friesland. It was sold to Adam Adriaan van der Duyn, lord of 's Gravemoer, in 1724. In 1812, Benthorn became a part of the municipality of Hazerswoude
Hazerswoude
Hazerswoude is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It contained the towns of Hazerswoude-Dorp and Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, and the villages Groenendijk and Bent....
, but on 1 April 1817 it became an separate municipality again.
According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, in 1840 Benthorn consisted of 0.85 square km and had 10 inhabitants in 2 houses. Because of the small size of the municipality, it was merged into Benthuizen in 1847.
Part of the hamlet had to be demolished for the construction of the high speed railway HSL-Zuid
HSL-Zuid
HSL-Zuid , is a 125 km-long high-speed railway line in the Netherlands to the Belgian border, with a branch to Breda. Together with the Belgian HSL 4 it forms the Schiphol–Antwerp high-speed railway...
, and only three farms remain. The name of the hamlet no longer appears on recent topographical maps of the area.