Vestekerk

Vestekerk is a church in Haarlem, Kennemerland, North Holland. Vestekerk is situated near the fitness club TrainMore Haarlem, as well as near the movie theater Pathé Haarlem.

Photo: Dan Kamminga, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Church
Description: former church now in use as brewery, cafe and restaurant
Also known as: “Artellkerk”, “Jacobskerk”, “Jopenkerk”, “Raakskerk”, “Vestekerk / Jacobskerk / Wijnkerk”, and “Wijnkerk”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hofje van Loo and Wijnbergshofje.

Hofje van Loo

Garden

Photo: Jane023, Public domain.

The Hofje van Loo is a hofje on the Barrevoetstraat 7 in Haarlem, Netherlands. It was founded in 1489 by Haarlem mayor Symon Pieterszoon van Loo and his wife Godelt Willemsdochter, on the Grebbesteeg 'purely to honor and rest the souls of their parents and themselves' by funding 13 rooms with gardens to be administered by the 'gasthuismeesters' of the St. Elisabeth Gasthuis nearby. Hofje van Loo is situated 120 metres south of Vestekerk.

Wijnbergshofje

Historic site

Photo: Jane023, Public domain.

The Wijnbergshofje is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands, on the Barrevoetstraat. It was founded in 1662 by the Mennonite Church. It was renovated in 1872 and contains 9 houses for pensioners. Wijnbergshofje is situated 140 metres south of Vestekerk.

Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem

Library

Photo: Jane023, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem is a collective name for all public libraries in the Haarlem area of the Netherlands. The first public library of Haarlem opened in 1921 at the cloisters of the Haarlem City Hall where the academic library had been since 1821. Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem is situated 150 metres southeast of Vestekerk.

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 3 km southeast of Vestekerk.

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. Heemstede is situated 3 km south of Vestekerk.

Vestekerk

Categories: brewery, restaurant, bar, building, and religion
Location: Haarlem, Kennemerland, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.38121° or 52° 22′ 52″ north

Longitude

4.62982° or 4° 37′ 47″ east

Established

1911

Open location code

9F469JJH+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 91478764

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

Wikidata ID

Q2275399

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In Other Languages

“Vestekerk” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Vestekerk”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: TrainMore Haarlem and Pathé Haarlem.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Jopenkerk and Woodstone.

Kennemerland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Zandvoort and Heemskerk.

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