De Naald, Heemstede

Geschiedenis

De Naald 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'.Inscription"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 foreign 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.