Badhoevedorp | |
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 Aerial view | |
  Badhoevedorp Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Badhoevedorp Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands Show map of North Holland | |
| Coordinates:52°20′N4°47′E / 52.333°N 4.783°E /52.333; 4.783 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Haarlemmermeer |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −3.3 m (−10.8 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 12.650 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1171[1] |
| Dialing code | 020 |
Badhoevedorp is a town in the WesternNetherlands, located in themunicipality ofHaarlemmermeer. It has a population of around 14.455.
TheRijksweg 9 passes near the town. From 8 August 1967, the motorway passed through the town. On 10 April 2017 was diverted, with the original section being closed and demolished to make place for new development in the area.
MGA Entertainment's Benelux division has its headquarters in Badhoevedorp.[3]Sony Corporation's Benelux and European divisions had their headquarters in Badhoevedorp until its European division was split between two new headquarters inBerlin (Sony CenterPotsdamer Platz) andLondon in the early-2000s, while its Benelux division moved its headquarters toHoofddorp in 2016. The former Sony Badhoevedorp building was converted into a hotel in 2019.[4]
The town's amateur sports club,SC Badhoevedorp, hasfutsal,baseball andsoftball division's.
Notable residents former Dutch national team footballersMarco van Basten,Jack van Gelder,Tonny Eyk andToon van Driel.
