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Haarlemmermeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦaːrlɛmərˈmeːr] ⓘ) is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means 'Haarlem's lake', referring to the body of water from which the region was reclaimed in the 19th ...
The municipality of Haarlemmermeer, of which Nieuw-Vennep is a part, ranks in the top 15% of the country's richest municipalities by income level. [3] Nieuw-Vennep is located close to Amsterdam, as well as the main airport of the country which provides around 65,000 jobs. [7]
The municipality was formed on 8 September 1857, through the merger of the former municipalities of Haarlemmerliede and Spaarnwoude. [1]On 22 September 1863, Houtrijk en Polanen and Zuidschalkwijk were added to the municipality, [1] of which Zuidschalkwijk was subsequently annexed by the city of Haarlem.
In 1856, the first windmill in the Haarlemmermeer was built in the centre of Hoofddorp by Dirk David van Dijk. [4] It was called "De Eersteling" (The First). Due to increased building around the mill it eventually fell into disuse. In 1977 the mill was moved to another location near fort Hoofddorp.
Haarlemmermeer (Haarlem's Lake) is a municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 ...
Nieuwe Meer is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland.It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 8 km southwest of Amsterdam.. Nieuwe Meer has a population of around 410.
Het stadhuis van Haarlem: hart van de stad, Wim Cerutti, Haarlem, 2001 This page was last edited on 22 January 2024, at 18:10 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Haarlem (Dutch: [ˈɦaːrlɛm] ⓘ; predecessor of Harlem in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands.It is the capital of the province of North Holland.Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the more populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area.