Haarlem

municipality Haarlem
Flagge der Gemeinde Haarlem Wappen der Gemeinde Haarlem
(Flag of Haarlem) (coat of arms of Haarlem)
Lage der Gemeinde Haarlem in den Niederlanden
province north Holland
mayor
Sitz of the municipality Haarlem
surface
- country
- water
32.11 km ²
29.56 km ²
2.55 km ²
inhabitants

- population density
146,753
(1. June 2005)

4,965 Einwohner/km ²
coordinates
coordinates: 52° 22 ′ 49 " N, 4° 38 ′ 26 "O
52° 22 ′ 49 " N, 4° 38 ′ 26 " O
important traffic route N200, N208, N205
preselection 023
postal zip codes 2011-2063
official Website www.haarlem.nl


Haarlem is a city in the region Kennemerland and the capital of the province north Holland, the Netherlands. The city is because of the river Spaarne, which brought in it the surname Spaarnestad. The municipality Haarlem borders on the municipalities Haarlemmermeer, Heemstede, Bloemendaal and Velsen and counts 147,519 inhabitants (2003, CBS). The city is since 1853 the seat of the Roman-catholic diocese Haarlem.

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history

Haarlem settlement developed to the Spaarne and developed on the communications from south to north as Geest. The city became residence of the counts of Holland. Count Wilhelm II of HollandHaarlem lent 1245 municipal rights. Haarlemer knights had themselves in former times in this century, 1219, under count Wilhelm I. decided to undertake the fifth crusade. Therefore is to today a cross in the Stadtwappen.

1429 got the city the Zollrecht. The latemedieval Haarlem knew textile production,Building of ships and many Bierbrauereien. The wealth went to the German federation shoe to end through for instance - rebellion resembling civil war named „Hoeker and Kabeljau controversy “(Hoekse EN Kabeljauwse Twisten) and the rebellion of the Käser and baker (Kaas EN Broodvolk). 1573 fell the fortress aftera months-long Spanish FE storage by Frederik of Toledo. 1577 withdrew themselves the Spaniards after the contract from Veere , where Protestanten and catholics got same rights. Flämi and French immigrants brought a new bloom time (linen weaving mill, as also in suffering) to the city.

1658 basedthe dutchman Petrus Stuyvesant Nieuw Haarlem at the east coast of North America. Nieuw Haarlem than district Harlem part of the city New York became later.

In 19. Century the city attachments were geschleift and arranged as park. 1839 drove the first Netherlands course between Haarlem and Amsterdam.

1927 became the municipality Schoten part of Haarlem.

After the invention of the letterpress printing, in whose early period of the Haarlemer Laurens Janszoon Coster played an important role, Haarlem got a lasting Reputation as printer city. The oldest one, still appearing, daily paper are still printed in Haarlem.In 1656 for the first time „de Oprechte Haerlemse Courant appeared “, now „Haarlems Dagblad “. The company Johan Enschedé is well-known special printering among other things, also for the foreign country Cash notes and document of identification documents manufactures. In addition the tradition comes as city of the writers.

The large market inHarleem of Gerrit Adriansz. Berckheyde (1698)

acquaintance of buildings and places

  • the large one or pc. - Bavo church
  • the large one market
  • the Vleeshal (, a market hall from the Renaissance meat-resounds)
  • the Amsterdamer port
  • the Teylers museum (18. Jhdt., the oldest museum of the Netherlands)
  • fray to neck - museum

famous Haarlemer

partnership between cities

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