Canal between the Dutch cities of Haarlem and Leiden
Leidsevaart near Hillegom.
The Leidsevaart (also known as Leidse trekvaart, Dutch for "Leiden's Pull-Canal") is a canal between the cities of Haarlem and Leiden in the Netherlands. It was dug in 1657, making it one of the oldest canals in the Netherlands. It was the major means of transport between Leiden and Haarlem for almost two centuries until the rail connection was established in the 19th century. The original stops along the railway mirrored the toll bridges of the canal.
The canal runs through or borders the municipalities of Haarlem, Heemstede, Bloemendaal, Hillegom, Noordwijkerhout, Lisse, Teylingen, Oegstgeest, and Leiden.
The Leidsevaart (also known as Leidse trekvaart, Dutch for "Leiden's Pull-Canal") is a canal between the cities of Haarlem and Leiden in the Netherlands...
Ipenrode, is the name of a villa in Heemstede, the Netherlands, between the Leidsevaart and Herenweg, located north of Huis te Manpad and south of Berkenrode...
by Hannie Schaft and Truus Oversteegen, near the Krelagehuis on the Leidsevaart in Haarlem. On 15 March they wounded Ko Langendijk, a hairdresser from...
were paid for tulip bulbs. From the time that the Leiden-Haarlem canal Leidsevaart was opened in 1656, it became popular to travel from Rotterdam to Amsterdam...
home of Jacob van Lennep in Heemstede, the Netherlands; bordered by the Leidsevaart canal, the Manpadslaan, and the Herenweg. It neighbors the estate of...
the Haarlemmertrekvaart as connecting Haarlem to Amsterdam, and the Leidsevaart connecting Haarlem to Leiden. At Halfweg the two bodies of water "Haarlemmermeer"...
Ringvaart. Several docks and wharfs still line the creek and canal. The Leidsevaart (Leiden Canal) was completed in 1657 and runs between Leiden and Haarlem...
settlement. In 1514 there were only 40 recorded houses. In 1657 the Leidsevaart canal was dug, going from Haarlem to Leiden and Voorhout started to grow...
province of North Holland, situated on the southwest side of Haarlem on the leidsevaart, north of Iepenrode and west of Heemstede. The original castle Berkenrode...
trip away by trekschuit along the Haarlem-Leiden canal known as the Leidsevaart. In 1736 Clifford became famous for growing the first indoor banana tree...
and is located on the J. Cuyperstraat, near the church and the canal Leidsevaart, in Haarlem. Catholic women 60 years and older are still welcome there...
and expanded was located on a high sandy ridge of dunes between the Leidsevaart and Harlem Lake. He used the steam engine to pump water into his gardens...
to the extension of the canal from Haarlem to Leiden by means of the Leidsevaart in 1657. When the Haarlem Lake became a polder in 1852, the former sluice...
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