Waag
The Waag is a former Weigh house in Haarlem that today serves as a café catering to tourists.Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: weigh house in Haarlem
- Also known as: “Waag, Haarlem”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teylers Museum and Grote Kerk.
Teylers Museum
Museum
Photo: Gjjanse, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Teylers Museum is an art, natural history, and science museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. Established in 1778, Teylers Museum was founded as a centre for contemporary art and science.
Grote Kerk
Church
Photo: Guusbosman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk is a Reformed Protestant church located on the central market square in the Dutch city of Haarlem. The church was built in 1307. Grote Kerk is situated 190 metres northwest of Waag.
Hoofdwacht
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hoofdwacht is a historically important rijksmonument. It was built in the 13th century and it is considered the oldest building in Haarlem, Netherlands. Hoofdwacht is situated 270 metres northwest of Waag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Overveen and Schalkwijk.
Overveen
Village
Photo: Tvdm, Public domain.
Overveen is a village in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Bloemendaal. Overveen lies on the eastern fringe of the North Sea dunes.
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. Schalkwijk is situated 2½ km southeast of Waag.
Nieuwebrug
Hamlet
Nieuwebrug is a hamlet in the western Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, about 11 km west of Amsterdam. Nieuwebrug has a population of around 360. Nieuwebrug is situated 2½ km east of Waag.
Waag
- Categories: weigh house, building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Haarlem, Kennemerland, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.38023° or 52° 22′ 49″ northLongitude
4.63972° or 4° 38′ 23″ eastInception
1595Open location code
9F469JJQ+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 265313009OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q979494
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Waag” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “秤量房 (哈勒姆)”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 19708”
- Dutch: “Waag (Haarlem)”
- Dutch: “Waag van Haarlem”
- Dutch: “Waag”
- French: “Poids public”
- German: “De Waag”
- German: “Waage von Haarlem”
- Japanese: “ワーフ”
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