De Naald, Heemstede - Netherlands
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naj16
N 52° 20.186 E 004° 36.193
31U E 609231 N 5799669
Obelisk erected in 1817 by the city council to commemorate two battles on the Manpad road running next to the site
Waymark Code: WMKBDH
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 03/14/2014
Views: 12
De Naald (the Needle) is a monument in Heemstede, Netherlands, erected in 1817 by the city council to commemorate two battles on the Manpad road running next to the site. The site is at the corner of the Manpad, and Herenweg, on property belonging to the estate 'Huis te Manpad'.
"Ter ere van
Witte van Haemstede
Grave Floris zoon van Holland
en van
de brave burgers van Haerlem
die met hem
de vreemde MANNEN langs dit PAD
verdreven den XXVI April MCCCIIII
en ter eere van hen
die tot ontzet van Haerlem
bij dit MANNEPAD hun leven waagden
den VIII Julij MDLXXIII"
Translation: To honor Witte van Haemstede, son of Count Floris V of Holland, and of the brave citizens of Haarlem who with him, drove away the strange men along this road on the 26th of April 1304 and to honor those who risked their lives here to relieve Haarlem's siege on July 8, 1573.
Date Created/Placed: 1817
Address:
Herenweg/Manpadslaan
Heemstede
Height: 6 mtr.
Illuminated: no
Website: [Web Link]
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