Back Haarlem (stad) Afrikaans Haarlem AN هارلم (شمال-هولندا) Arabic ܗܐܪܠܡ (ܗܘܠܢܕܐ) ARC هارلم ARZ Haarlem AST Haarlem BAN Харлем Byelorussian Гаарлем BE-X-OLD Харлем Bulgarian
Haarlem | |
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 View of Haarlem | |
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  Haarlem | |
| Coordinates: 52°22′55.0″N 4°37′46.1″E / 52.381944°N 4.629472°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Noord-Holland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jos Wienen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.17 km2 (11.26 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2001) | |
| • Total | 148,373 |
| • Density | 5,086/km2 (13,170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code(s) | 2000–2037, 2063 |
| Area code(s) | 023 |
| CIN | 0392 |
| Website | Official website |
Haarlem is a municipality in the Netherlands and the capital of the province North Holland. It has about 145,000 inhabitants. It has a very old door called Smedestraat 33.
Twenty kilometers west of Amsterdam, close to the coast, it lies on sandy soil very suitable for growing tulips. It has been the center of tulip cultivation for centuries, which is why it was nicknamed « the flower town ».