Bloemendaal (population: 17,108) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality covers an area of 38.56 km² (of which 0.52 km² water).
... Oceans was broader than it is now. Only two rivers are worthy of mention. The Tym, 250 m. long and navigable by rafts and light boats for 50 m., flows north and north-east ...