Harlingen (; fy, Harns ) is a

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and a

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in the northern

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, in the province of

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on the coast of Wadden Sea. Harlingen is a town with a long history of fishing and shipping that received

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in 1234.

Overview

Harlingen is served by two stations on the railway line from

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. From 1904 to 1935 there was a passenger service on the North Friesland Railway, freight being carried until January 1938. Rederij Doeksen operate ferries to the

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of Vlieland and Terschelling that depart from Harlingen. The famous Dutch writer Simon Vestdijk was born in Harlingen and used to depict his hometown in his writings as Lahringen. The town of Harlingen, Texas, in the

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is named after this city because many of the original settlers of the

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town came from Harlingen. The Admiralty of Friesland was established in Dokkum in 1597 but moved to Harlingen in 1645.

Population centers

* Harlingen ( West Frisian: ''Harns'') * Midlum (''Mullum'') * Wijnaldum (''Winaam'') File:Bevolking Harlingen (gemeente).png, Historical population (1714-2017)

Notable people

Simon Frisius Simon de Vries or Simon Frisius (1570–75 in Harlingen – 1628–29 in The Hague),Simon Frisius
in the

(c.1570–75 – c.1628/29) a Dutch engraver. * Maarten Gerritsz Vries (1589–1647) Dutch cartographer and explorer * Sebastiaen Jansen Krol (1595–1674) Director of New Netherland 1632/1633 * Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1609–1651) a Dutch Golden Age painter * Tako Hajo Jelgersma (1702–1795) a Dutch painter *

Jacobus Deketh Jacobus Deketh (or de Keth) ( Harlingen, 1726 – Zeewijk ( Almenum), 26 July 1764) was a captain in the Frisian Admiralty, one of the five admiralties of the Dutch Republic. In 1744 at the age of 18, Deketh joined the Admiralty of Amsterda ...

(1726–1764) a captain in the Frisian Admiralty *

Joannes de Mol Joannes de Mol (September 15, 1726 – November 22, 1782) was a Dutch minister, Patriot and porcelain manufacturer in the second half of the 18th century. De Mol - like many of his contemporaries - had a great interest in poetry and scientific ...

(1726–1782) a Dutch minister, Patriot and porcelain manufacturer *

Court Lambertus van Beyma Coert or Court Lambertus van Beyma ( Harlingen, 5 February 1753 - Dronrijp, 7 September 1820), son of Julius Matthijs van Beyma and Fokel Helena van Burmania, was a public notary and auctioneer, delegate and representative of the Frisian States, a ...

(1753-1820) a public notary and auctioneer, delegate of the States of Friesland *

Nicolaas Baur Nicolaes Baur Nicolaas Baur (12 September 1767 - 28 March 1820) was a Dutch artist. Life Baur was born at Harlingen in 1767, the son of the portrait painter Hendricus Antonius Baur (1736–1817). He painted landscapes, views of cities, and moo ...

(1767–1820) was a Dutch marine artist * Johannes Kayser (1842-1917) a Dutch architect, primarily of churches * J.J.L. Duyvendak (1889–1954) a Dutch Sinologist and professor of Chinese * Simon Vestdijk (1898–1971) a Dutch writer, nominated 15 times for the

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* Peter J Sterkenburg (1955-2000) a Dutch

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painter of maritime scenes * Jan Ykema (born 1963) a former ice speed skater,

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

silver medalist * Abe de Vries (born 1965) a Frisian poet, essayist, literary critic, journalist, editor, translator and photographer * Joost Vandebrug (born 1982) a Dutch photographer, video director and documentary film director IMDb Database
retrieved 28 July 2019

Gallery

Image:Harlingen, stadhuis foto1 2010-04-17 10.41.JPG, Harlingen, town hall Image:Harlingen, Voorstraat 56, Hannemahuis.JPG, Museum Het Hannemahuis Image:Harlingen, vuurtoren foto2 2010-04-17 10.27.JPG, Harlingen Lighthouse Image:2010-04-17 10.46 Harlingen, monumentaal bedrijfspand1.JPG, Harlingen, monumental building Image:Tall Ship races Harlingen 2014 - Alexander von Humboldt II and Sorlandet in the back Stad Amsterdam.jpg, Harlingen Harbor during the Tall Ship Races in 2014

References

External links

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