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Hillegom
Field of bulb flowers, Hillegom, Neth.
Hillegom
Netherlands
Hillegom, gemeente (municipality), western Netherlands, on the Ringvaart, a canal around the Haarlemmermeer polder. With Lisse it is one of the two main commercial centres of Hollandās bulb-growing district. The annual Bulb Parade held on a Saturday in late April passes through Hillegom. There is also some market gardening, cattle raising, and light manufacturing. Pop. (2007 est.) 20,295.
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