Haarlem

Summary

Haarlem is a city^[1]. Haarlem has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Haarlem is located in North Holland^[3].
• Haarlem is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• Haarlem is on the body of water Spaarne^[5].
• Haarlem is on the body of water Jan Gijzenvaart^[6].
• Haarlem's head of government is recorded as Jos Wienen^[7].
• Haarlem's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Haarlem's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges^[9].
• Haarlem's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[10].
• Haarlem's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Haarlem's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Netherlands^[12].
• Haarlem's shares border with is recorded as Heemstede^[13].
• Haarlem's shares border with is recorded as Bloemendaal^[14].
• Haarlem's shares border with is recorded as Velsen^[15].
• Haarlem's shares border with is recorded as Haarlemmermeer^[16].
• Haarlem's flag is recorded as flag of Haarlem^[17].
• Haarlem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Angers^[18].
• Haarlem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Osnabrück^[19].
• Haarlem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mutare^[20].
• Haarlem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Emirdağ^[21].
• Haarlem's executive body is recorded as college van burgemeester en wethouders of Haarlem^[22].
• Haarlem's coat of arms is recorded as Coat of arms of Haarlem^[23].
• Haarlem's postal code is recorded as 2000–2037^[24].
• Haarlem's postal code is recorded as 2063^[25].
• Haarlem's Commons category is recorded as Haarlem^[26].
• Haarlem's patron saint is recorded as Saint Bavo^[27].

Body

Geography

Haarlem is in the country of Netherlands^[4]. Haarlem is located in North Holland^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Spaarne^[5], a river^[28], in Netherlands^[29] and Jan Gijzenvaart^[6], a canal^[30], in Netherlands^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+157232'}^[32], {'amount': '+159134'}^[33], {'amount': '+155758'}^[34], {'amount': '+159229'}^[35], {'amount': '+159709'}^[36], and {'amount': '+161265'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], place with town rights and privileges^[9], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[10], big city^[11], and municipality of the Netherlands^[12].

History and Context

1185 marks the founding of Haarlem^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Haarlem include Harlem^[39], a neighborhood of Manhattan^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1653^[42].

Why It Matters

Haarlem has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Haarlem is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Haarlem include Harlem^[39], a neighborhood of Manhattan^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1653^[42].