Haarlemmerhout
The Haarlemmerhout is the oldest public park of the Netherlands. It lies on the south side of Haarlem, on the same old sandy sea wall that is shared by the public park Haagse Bos in The Hague and the Alkmaarderhout in Alkmaar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: oldest public park of the Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Hout” and “Den Hout”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frans Hals Museum and Villa Welgelegen.
Frans Hals Museum
Museum
Photo: Mcke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Frans Hals Museum is a museum in the North Holland city of Haarlem, the Netherlands, founded in 1862, known as the Art Museum of Haarlem. Its collection is based on the city's own rich collection, built up from the 16th century onwards.
Villa Welgelegen
Photo: Jane023, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Villa Welgelegen is a historical building in Haarlem, the Netherlands, which currently houses the offices of the provincial executives of North Holland.
Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen
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The Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands. It was founded in 1650 by the testament of Willem van Heythuysen on the site of his summer residence outside the city walls of Haarlem on land that was considered Heemstede property until it was annexed in 1927.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heemstede and Aerdenhout.
Heemstede
Town
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heemstede is a town and a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2021, it had a population of 27,545. Located just south of the city of Haarlem on the border with South Holland, it is one of the richest municipalities of the Netherlands.
Aerdenhout
Village
Schalkwijk
Quarter
Schalkwijk is the largest borough of Haarlem, Netherlands. It has about 30.000 inhabitants, and covers about 25% of the municipality of Haarlem. Until 1963, Schalkwijk was a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude.
Haarlemmerhout
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Haarlem, Kennemerland, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.36773° or 52° 22′ 4″ northLongitude
4.62283° or 4° 37′ 22″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
9F469J9F+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 6316315OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Haarlemmerhout” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Харлхоут”
- Cebuano: “Haarlhout”
- Dutch: “Bos met stervormige lanen doortrokken”
- Dutch: “De Hout”
- Dutch: “Haarlemmer Hout”
- Dutch: “Haarlemmerhout”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 19876”
- French: “De Hout”
- French: “Haarlemmerhout”
- German: “De Hout”
- German: “Haarlemmerhout”
- Spanish: “De Hout”
- Spanish: “Haarlemmerhout”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Schalkwijk Midden and Duinwijk.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grote Hout noord and Grote Hout noordwest.
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