Haarlemmermeer
Sign in to saveHaarlemmermeer () is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means 'Haarlem's lake', referring to the body of water from which the region was reclaimed in the 19th century.
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Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in North Holland in the western Netherlands that was created from land reclaimed from a lake in the 19th century. It exemplifies Dutch engineering and land management, as the region's very existence depends on reclaiming and maintaining territory that was previously underwater.
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Population centres
- Monuments and parks
- Economy
- Transportation
- Roadways
- Calatrava bridges
- Aviation
- Railway
- Water transport
- Government
- City council
- National government
- International relations
- Twin towns — sister cities
- Notable people
- Sport
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Haarlemmermeer () is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means 'Haarlem's lake', referring to the body of water from which the region was reclaimed in the 19th century.
Haarlemmermeer's main town is Hoofddorp, which has a population of 76,660. Hoofddorp, along with the rapidly growing towns of Nieuw-Vennep and Badhoevedorp, are part of the Randstad agglomeration. The main international airport of the Netherlands, Schiphol, is located in Haarlemmermeer.