Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen

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.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands
Also known as: “rijksmonumentnummer 19446”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Villa Welgelegen and Frans Hals Museum.

Villa Welgelegen

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Villa Welgelegen is a historical building in Haarlem, the Netherlands, which currently houses the offices of the provincial executives of North Holland. Villa Welgelegen is situated 240 metres northwest of Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen.

Frans Hals Museum

Museum

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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. Frans Hals Museum is situated 750 metres north of Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen.

Huis Vredenburgh

House

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Huis Vredenburgh is a house, which is situated 120 metres north of Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schalkwijk and Heemstede.

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.

Heemstede

Town

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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

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Aerdenhout is a village in the municipality of Bloemendaal, Netherlands. Located in the dunes between Haarlem and the beach town of Zandvoort, it ranks as the wealthiest town in the Netherlands. Aerdenhout is situated 3 km west of Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen.

Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen

Categories: hofje, building, tourism, and apartment building
Location: Haarlem, Kennemerland, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.36986° or 52° 22′ 12″ north

Longitude

4.63251° or 4° 37′ 57″ east

Inception

1651

Open location code

9F469J9M+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 52910538

OpenStreetMap feature

building=apartments

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q2268246

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Igbo—“Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Hofje van Heythuysen”
Dutch: “Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen”
Igbo: “Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen”

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Highlights include Kloosterhof and Vlooienveld.

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