Haarlem
municipality in the Netherlands and capital city of North Holland
Haarlem is a municipality in the Netherlands and the capital of the province North Holland. It has about 145,000 inhabitants. It has a very old door called Smedestraat 33.
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 View of Haarlem | |
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  Haarlem | |
| Coordinates: 52°22′55.0″N 4°37′46.1″E / 52.381944°N 4.629472°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Noord-Holland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jos Wienen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.17 km2 (11.26 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2001) | |
| • Total | 148,373 |
| • Density | 5,086/km2 (13,170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code(s) | 2000–2037, 2063 |
| Area code(s) | 023 |
| CIN | 0392 |
| Website | Official website |
Twenty kilometers west of Amsterdam, close to the coast, it lies on sandy soil very suitable for growing tulips. It has been the center of tulip cultivation for centuries, which is why it was nicknamed « the flower town ».
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- Website of the communal administration Archived 2004-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- pictures from Haarlem Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
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