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Grote Kerk

The Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk is a Reformed Protestant church located on the central market square in the city of . The church was built in 1307.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Grote Kerk, Haarlem”, “Grote of Sint-Bavokerk”, “Grote of St. Bavokerk”, “Haarlem Grote Kerk”, “Sint-Bavokerk”, “St. Bavochurch”, and “St.-Bavokerk”
  • Address: Grote Markt 22
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hoofdwacht and Vleeshal.

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The is a historically important rijksmonument. It was built in the 13th century and it is considered the oldest building in , .

Historic building
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The is a historical building dating from 1603 on the Grote Markt in , the Netherlands.

Museum
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is an art, natural history, and science museum in , Netherlands. Established in 1778, was founded as a centre for contemporary art and science. is situated 220 metres east of Grote Kerk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Overveen and Schalkwijk.

Village
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is a village in in the , in the municipality of . lies on the eastern fringe of the dunes.

Quarter
is the largest borough of , . It has about 30.000 inhabitants, and covers about 25% of the municipality of Haarlem. Until 1963, was a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. is situated 2½ km southeast of Grote Kerk.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the western . It is located in the municipality of , , about 11 km west of . has a population of around 360. is situated 3 km east of Grote Kerk.

Grote Kerk

Latitude
52.38107° or 52° 22′ 52″ north
Longitude
4.63729° or 4° 38′ 14″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Inception
1400
Height
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
9F469JJP+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52908260
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6951282
Wiki­data ID
Q1545193
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Grote Kerk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خروته كرك، هارلم”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Բավոն Գենտացու եկեղեցի (Հաառլեմ)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Բավոն Գենտացու եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bavo kilsəsi”
  • Catalan: “Grote Kerk”
  • Catalan: “Grote of St.-Bavokerk”
  • Chinese: “圣巴弗教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖巴弗教堂”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Bavona”
  • Danish: “Sankt Bavo Kirken”
  • Danish: “Sint-Bavokerk”
  • Danish: “Skt. Bavo Kirken”
  • Dutch: “De Bavo”
  • Dutch: “Grote Kerk, Haarlem”
  • Dutch: “Grote Kerk”
  • Dutch: “Grote of Sint Bavokerk”
  • Dutch: “Grote of Sint-Bavokerk”
  • Dutch: “Grote of St.-Bavokerk”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 19264”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Bavokerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه خروته كرك”
  • French: “église Saint-Bavon de Haarlem”
  • French: “Église Saint-Bavon de Haarlem”
  • French: “Église Saint-Bavon”
  • French: “Grote Kerk”
  • French: “Saint-Bavokerk”
  • French: “Sint-Bavokerk”
  • German: “Grote Kerk (Haarlem)”
  • German: “St.-Bavo-Kirche”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית באוו הקדוש בהארלם”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Bavo”
  • Italian: “Chiesa Grande di San Bavone”
  • Italian: “chiesa Grande”
  • Italian: “Chiesa Grande”
  • Italian: “Grote-Kerk di Haarlem”
  • Japanese: “フローテ教会”
  • Japanese: “聖バフォ教会”
  • Portuguese: “Grote Kerk”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Bavão”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja do St. Bavo”
  • Portuguese: “Sint-Bavokerk”
  • Portuguese: “St.-Bavokerk”
  • Russian: “Большая церковь Святого Баво”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Баво”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Бавона”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Бавона”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Bava”
  • Slovenian: “Grote Kerk”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Bavo”
  • Spanish: “Grote Kerk”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Bavón (Haarlem)”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Bavo-kyrkan”
  • Ukrainian: “Протестантська церква святого Баво”
  • Ukrainian: “Протестантська церква святого Бавона”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Бавона”
  • Western Frisian: “Grutte of Sint-Bavotsjerke”
  • Western Frisian: “Grutte- of Sint-Bavotsjerke”

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