What may I do in Haarlem?
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NO
the municipal by-law
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
the municipal by-law
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this municipalityprotected areaneighbouring municipalities, in their own colour: they can be tapped
Why, and on what paper
NO
the municipal by-law governs · 2:50b.
«1. Het is verboden op of aan de weg te overnachten. 2. Het in het eerste lid bepaalde is niet van toepassing ten aanzien van door het college daartoe aangewezen plaatsen.»
Which text each answer comes from
Park ·
Algemene plaatselijke verordening gemeente Haarlem art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-12
Camp · no
Algemene plaatselijke verordening gemeente Haarlem art. 4:18 · verified on 2026-08-12
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Haarlem is a medium-sized municipality measuring 6 by 10 kilometres. With 167.636 inhabitants it is densely populated (5.225 per square kilometre). Within its boundaries there is 1 protected area: Kennemerland-Zuid. There, the rules on permitted uses are set by the area's own plan. It borders 6 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 32 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 167.636 |
| Densidad | 5.225 hab/km² |
| Area | 6 × 10 km |
| Costa | no, inland municipality |
| Protected areas | 1 |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 6 |
This municipality touches: Kennemerland-Zuid.
1 protected area within
Haarlem touches 1 Natura 2000 site.
- Kennemerland-Zuid
The national rule does not set a specific aggravating factor for these sites: each area's own rule governs.
Calculated by intersecting the municipality's polygon with the 27,172 Natura 2000 sites of the European Environment Agency. The site covers part of the municipality.
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Why — the layers that apply here
municipality · this one governs
Ordenanza de Haarlem
- The rule itself provides for places designated by the municipal council where the prohibition does not apply.
Algemene plaatselijke verordening gemeente Haarlem art. 2:50b · verified on 2026-08-12
«1. Het is verboden op of aan de weg te overnachten. 2. Het in het eerste lid bepaalde is niet van toepassing ten aanzien van door het college daartoe aangewezen plaatsen.»
protected zone
Kennemerland-Zuid
Protected-area designation: the rule of the protected area applies here in addition to the municipal one, and it usually makes the penalty harsher.
country
Netherlands
- there is NO national rule: each of the ~342 municipalities decides in its APV
- the VNG model (art. 5:6) prohibits more than THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, but ONLY on the roads the municipality has expressly designated
- many municipalities invert the wording of the model: no extrapolation from one to another is possible
NO national rule since the WOR was repealed on 1-1-2008. Each municipality decides in its APV; the VNG model is art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-08
«langer dan drie achtereenvolgende dagen te plaatsen of te hebben op de weg»
Neighbouring municipalities
Near here
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Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.
Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.