Spaarndam

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Spaarndam
Flag of Spaarndam
flag 		Spaarndam's coat of arms
coat of arms
province North Holland North Holland
local community Flag of the Haarlem municipality Haarlem Haarlemmermeer
Flag of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer 
Area
 - land
 - water 		1.78  km 2
1.3 km 2
0.48 km 2
Residents 3,260 (Jan 1, 2017)
Coordinates 52 ° 25 ′  N , 4 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′  N , 4 ° 41 ′  E
Important traffic route A9 N202
prefix 023
Postcodes 1047, 1165, 1566, 1981, 2011, 2031, 2063-2065
De Westkolk
Oude Kerk

Spaarndam is a village in the province of North Holland . It is located on the Spaarne , which forms the border between the municipalities of Haarlem and Haarlemmermeer within the village .

history

Spaarndam was built on a dike that Count Florens V of Holland had built in 1285 at the mouth of the Spaarne in the IJ . The IJdijk was at times the only land connection between Haarlem and Amsterdam . The inhabitants lived from road tolls and fishing . Between 1812 and 1927 Spaarndam was an independent municipality. Due to polders and the growing population in the Randstad , the place expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially in the east and south. Today, it is mainly commuters who live in Spaarndam . Spaarndam is also a popular destination.

Attractions

In Spaarndam-West, the historical site, which was one of the first to be protected in the Netherlands, has largely been preserved. Here you will find the old church ( Oude Kerk ), which was rebuilt after a storm in 1627 , the picturesque harbor de Westkolk , an old lock system and a traditional eel smokehouse . Outside the original village core there are two forts and other defenses of the position of Amsterdam . On the IJdeich, a statue shows the figure Hansje Brinker, who comes from American literature, sealing a hole in the dike. The statue erected by the Dutch tourism association VVV symbolizes the long and arduous struggle of the Dutch people against the water.

Personalities

  • Frans Hals (approx. 1580–1666, painter) married Lysbeth Reyniers on February 12, 1617 in Spaarndam.
  • Nicolaus Samuelis Cruquius (1678–1754, hydraulic engineer and cartographer) lived and died in Spaarndam. His tombstone is in the Old Church ( Oude Kerk ).
  • Simon Kuipers (* 1982, speed skater) lives in Spaarndam.

Web links

Commons : Spaarndam  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 4, 2018 (Dutch)