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Schalkwijk is the largest 
Until 1963, Schalkwijk was a part of the municipality of
Schalkwijk page in Dut
{{Commons, position=left Geography of Haarlem Boroughs of the Netherlands
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
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of Haarlem
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, Netherlands
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. It has about 30.000 inhabitants, and covers about 25% of the municipality of Haarlem.
Until 1963, Schalkwijk was a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude
Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It had a population of 5,760 in August 2017. On 1 January 2019, it merged with the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.
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. It consisted of two hamlets, North Schalkwijk and South Schalkwijk. The area is now covered by the residential area Schalkwijk that was mostly built in the 1960s.
Schalkwijk has a shopping mall, geographically in the center of the borough. It has some 90+ stores, ranging from supermakets to a cinema, multiple hair-dressers/barbers. It is always lively and has recently been rebuilt partially adding retail and residential space.
General sources: Mall Schalkwijk siSchalkwijk page in Dut
{{Commons, position=left Geography of Haarlem Boroughs of the Netherlands