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Haarlem

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Haarlem
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CountryFile:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
ProvinceFile:Flag of North Holland.svg Noord-Holland
Government
 • MayorJos Wienen
Area
 • Total29.17 km2 (11.26 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2001)
 • Total148,373
 • Density5,086/km2 (13,170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code(s)
2000–2037, 2063
Area code(s)023
CIN0392
WebsiteOfficial 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 ».

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