Haarlemmermeer, Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands.
Description
Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in North Holland with several residential areas connected by a network of roads and cycle paths. The territory extends across flat land with fields, ditches and modern housing developments.
History
Engineers and workers drained the Haarlemmermeer lake between 1840 and 1852, creating new land for agriculture and settlement. In the following decades the region developed into an economic center with connections to surrounding cities.
Culture
The name Haarlemmermeer recalls the large inland lake that once covered this area until it was drained in the mid-19th century. Today residents and visitors travel along straight roads through open countryside where water once shaped the view.
Practical
The municipality sits between Amsterdam and The Hague, so travelers can reach both cities easily. Cycle paths run throughout the area and make navigation simple on the flat terrain.
Did you know?
The entire municipal area sits roughly four meters below sea level and relies on dikes, canals and pumping stations for protection. Without these engineering works the land would return to water.
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Grote Kerk
9.1 km
Koepelgevangenis
9.3 km
Castle Brederode
14.2 km
Corrie ten Boom Museum
9.3 km
Cathedral of Saint Bavo
8.9 km
Elswout
10 km
The Bunker
10.5 km
Frans Hals Museum
8.7 km
De Cruquius Pumping Station
4.5 km
Landgoed Duin en Kruidberg
15.1 km
Zuid-Kennemerland National Park
14.1 km
Paviljoen Welgelegen
8.2 km
Calatrava bridges in Haarlemmermeer
1.9 km
Dolhuys
10.2 km
Sloterplas
12.5 km
Haarlemmerhout
7.8 km
Kraantje Lek
10.4 km
Amsterdamse Poort
9 km
Schipholtoren
6.7 km
City Hall
9.2 km
Grote Markt
9.2 km
Kennemer dunes
13.4 km
De Adriaan
9.4 km
Patronaat
9.5 km
Philharmonie Haarlem
9.1 km
Linnaeushof
5.4 km
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