the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means 'Haarlem's lake', referring...
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located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi; 4.9 nmi) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland. It is the world's...
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Spoorweg-Maatschappij) Amsterdam Weesperpoort (1843–1939) Amsterdam Westerdok (1878–1889) Amsterdam Oosterdok (1874–1889) Amsterdam Haarlemmermeer (Willemspark)...
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Hoofddorp (category Haarlemmermeer)
[ˈɦoːvdɔr(ə)p]; lit. 'Main Village') is the main town of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. In 2021, the population...
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Schiphol Airport station is a major passenger railway station in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands, beneath the terminal complex of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol...
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The Haarlemmermeer railway lines (Dutch: Haarlemmermeerspoorlijnen) are a former network of railway lines in the area between Haarlem, Amsterdam, Utrecht...
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Amsterdam Lelylaan is a railway, metro, tram and bus station in west Amsterdam. It is served by trains of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen and metros of the...
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poldered Haarlemmermeer: Fort near Heemstede, Fort along Schiphol, Fort along the Liede, Fort along the Nieuwe Meer. The Stelling van Amsterdam was primarily...
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internationally known as Amsterdam Schiphol Airport it actually lies in the neighbouring municipality of Haarlemmermeer, southwest of the city. Amsterdam is one of the...
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Nieuw-Vennep (category Haarlemmermeer)
city Amsterdam as well as Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It has a population of 31,415 (2021), and is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, which...
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land had already been reclaimed in and around Amsterdam. However, a few big lakes remained: the Haarlemmermeer, Bijlmermeer, Diemermeer and the smaller Houtrak...
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meaning 'lake', such as Aalsmeer, Bijlmermeer, Haarlemmermeer, and Watergraafsmeer. The canals in Amsterdam are now used for tourism, recreation, houseboats...
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Museum De Cruquius (category Rijksmonuments in Haarlemmermeer)
Dutch land-surveyor and one of many promoters of a plan to pump the Haarlemmermeer (Haarlem lake) dry. Like many well-educated men of his time, he latinized...
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Vijfhuizen (category Haarlemmermeer)
Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 4 km southeast of Haarlem. In January 2011, the town...
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Fresh FM (Netherlands) (category Articles using infobox radio station)
commercial radio station transmitted through air in the regions of Greater Amsterdam, Utrecht, Haaglanden and Rhine/Haarlemmermeer. It broadcasts for...
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- Lelylaan - Zuid - RAI - Amsterdam Amstel - Central Station 62 Station Lelylaan - Sloten - Hoofddorpplein - Haarlemmermeer - Stadionplein - VU - Zuid...
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village in the Haarlemmermeer in the Netherlands. Museum De Cruquius - a former steam pumping station on the edge of the Haarlemmermeer, now made into...
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Zwanenburg (category Haarlemmermeer)
North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 11 km west of Amsterdam. Zwanenburg has a population of around 7,670. Zwanenburg...
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The Amsterdam Tram (Dutch: Amsterdamse tram[ˌɑmstəɹˈdɑmsə tɾɛm]) is a tram network in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It dates back to 1875 and since 1943 has...
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situation worsened on 29 March 1573: the Amsterdam army, faithful to the Spanish king, controlled Haarlemmermeer lake, effectively blocking Haarlem from...
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Lijnden (category Haarlemmermeer)
municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 10 km west of Amsterdam. Lijnden or 'de Lijnden' is named after one of the three pumping stations, who reclaimed...
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location, it connects and comprises the Netherlands' four biggest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht), their suburbs, and many towns in...
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until in the 19th century that the most dangerous of lakes, the Haarlemmermeer near Amsterdam, was drained using steam power. Drained lakes and new polders...
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Hillegommerbeek (Hillegom's Creek), not far from the shores of the Haarlemmermeer (Haarlem's Lake). Places with the suffix "-heim" (or variant spellings)...
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Westwijk tram stop (redirect from Westwijk metro station)
The Haarlemmermeer railway's Legmeerpolder station was just south of the Westwijk stop at J.C. van Hattumweg. Today the dwelling for the station's level...
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The four largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Amsterdam is the country's most populous city and the nominal...
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emerging. In 1852 the Haarlemmermeer polder was reclaimed and the "Fort at the Schiphol" was created as a defense for Amsterdam. Forts were in those days...
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railway stations in the Netherlands ranked by total boardings, alightings, and transfers. Eijsden railway station (the least busy railway station in the...
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Den Helder Radio: (FM 105.6 Den Helder) MeerRadio: (FM 105.5, 106.6 Haarlemmermeer) Noordkop Central: (FM 107.7 Schagen) On The Real FM: (FM 88.1 Haarlem)...
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Transavia (category Haarlemmermeer)
TransPort Building, Schiphol East, on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. Transavia moved into the new building on...
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