Harlingen (Frisian Harns), a seaport of the Netherlands, in the province of Friesland, on the Zuider Zee, 14 miles W. by S. from Leeuwarden. It has a good harbour (1875), protected from the sea by dykes. The manufacture of linen sacks and machines and shipbuilding are the chief industries. Butter and cattle are exported to England. Pop. 10,274.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 561
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