Haarlingen, a fortified seaport town of Holland, province of West Friesland, on the entrance to the Zuyder-Zee, 16 miles W. of Leeuwarden, with which it is connected by a canal. It is intersected by numerous canals, bordered with trees, and the streets are generally regular and clean. It has a neat town-hall, six churches, a synagogue, an orphan asylum, and numerous schools. There is a good harbour, but on account of sandbanks at its entrance it is not accessible to large vessels. Harlingen has manufactures of sail-cloth, gin, bricks, paper, salt, and an extensive foreign trade. Among its exports are cattle, butter, cheese, fruit, vegetables, flax, hemp, and wool. Pop. (1850) 8591.