Haarlemmertrekvaart
Sign in to saveThe Haarlemmertrekvaart [ˌhaːrlɛmərˈtrɛkfaːrt] (Haarlem's Tow-Canal) is a canal between Amsterdam and Haarlem in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. It was dug in 1631, making it the oldest tow-canal in Holland. Travel on such canals was historically done by barges (or trekschuit in Dutch) which were towed by animals (and sometimes by man-power) on a path along the canal's edge (towpath).
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The entry is geolocated on the map in river_region, across 4 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including 1631 establishments in the Dutch Republic, Buildings and structures completed in 1631 and Canals in North Holland.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- North Holland
- Image
- Haarlemmertrekvaart.jpg
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- Commons category
- Trekvaart Haarlem-Amsterdam
- terminus location
- Amsterdam
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The Haarlemmertrekvaart [ˌhaːrlɛmərˈtrɛkfaːrt] (Haarlem's Tow-Canal) is a canal between Amsterdam and Haarlem in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. It was dug in 1631, making it the oldest tow-canal in Holland. Travel on such canals was historically done by barges (or trekschuit in Dutch) which were towed by animals (and sometimes by man-power) on a path along the canal's edge (towpath).
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haarlemmertrekvaart” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
4 mapped locations