Hofjes

Local nameHofjes
LocationHaarlem, Netherlands

Haarlem is one of the cities in the Netherlands that has a number of hofjes. Some of them are even still in use with boards of regents. Many of these are members of the Stichting Haarlemse Hofjes. The word 'hofje' just means small garden, because the hofjes are generally small houses grouped around a community kitchen garden with a water pump. Often they were attached to a larger field for bleaching linen or growing orchards, but today those fields have been long used for city expansion and only the central gardens can still be seen.

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Opening hours

Some of the courtyards are freely accessible. Some can only be visited on Mon to Sat between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. admire and some can only be viewed from the street.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofjes_in_Haarlem

Address 24A Witte Herenstraat, Haarlem 2011NW, Netherlands

Coordinates 52°23'0.599" N 4°37'53.633" E

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