Heemstede

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Heemstede

Total population

26,936

Coordinates52.35°, 4.62°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Heemstede is a town and a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2021, it had a population of 27,545. Located just south of the city of Haarlem on the border with South Holland, it is one of the richest municipalities of the Netherlands.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Steef Weijers

Dutch politician (1929-2021)

Willem Pleyte

Dutch egyptologist and museum director (1836–1903)

Rien van Nunen

Dutch actor (1912-1975)

Frénk van der Linden

Dutch writer and journalist

Thea de Roos-van Rooden

Dutch politician and historian (born 1949)

Martijn Beekman

Dutch photographer

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Cornelis Smits

Dutch politician (1898-1994)

Jaap Kroon

Dutch politician

Ida Laura Veldhuyzen van Zanten

member of WWII Dutch resistance and pilot in Air Transport Auxiliary.

Piet van Zeil

Dutch politician (1927–2012)

JAS

Dutch artist (1945-2002)

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Jan Zijlstra

Marc Evers

Dutch Paralympic swimmer

Jacobus Cornelis van Slee

Dutch Reformed clergyman and scholar

J

Jan Vriend

Dutch pianist and composer (born 1938)

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Marc Hogervorst

Dutch association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Heemstede

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Tachinid

Tachina fera

Seen 2026-10-02

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale

Seen 2026-10-02

Dustbin-lid Jelly

Rhizostoma octopus

Seen 2026-10-01

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-10-01

Nettle-leaved Bellflower

Campanula trachelium

Seen 2026-10-01

Western Willow Spreadwing

Chalcolestes viridis

Seen 2026-10-01

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-10-01

common comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Seen 2026-10-01

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

Seen 2026-10-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers