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Haarlem Grote Markt
A handsome historic square dominated by the towering St-Bavo church where Mozart once played the great organ.
5 km · about 10 min drive
North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
Spaarndam works well as a base: 5 minutes from Hofgeest, 5km from Haarlem Grote Markt.
Spaarndam is a town located in North Holland, Netherlands. With a population of 3,550, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Spaarndam sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Spaarndam to your route.
Spaarndam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌspaːr(ə)nˈdɑm]) is a village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands, on the Spaarne river and the IJ lake. The oldest part of the village, on the western side of the Spaarne, belongs to the municipality of Haarlem; the newer part on the eastern side is a part of theRead more
municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The village is built around a dam in the river, which is also the division line of the two municipalities.
Spaarndam was created around a dam where the river Spaarne flows into the IJ. This dam was built here by count Floris V of Holland in 1285. The village collected tolls at this dam, and people made their living from fishing. From 1812 to 1927, the western part of Spaarndam was an independent municipality.
The village has some tourism, and many people commute to Amsterdam and Haarlem.
Spaarndam has always been strongly connected to water. Besides the river and the fishing, it is also famous because of a story within the 1865 American novel, Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates, about a Dutch boy, "The Hero of Haarlem," who stuck his finger in a dike to prevent the town from flooding. The story became a popular legend in America, and in 1950 the local tourist bureau put a statue of this character in Spaarndam.
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Spaarndam is located in North Holland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.4125 latitude, 4.6833 longitude.
Spaarndam has a population of approximately 3,550 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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