Spaarnwoude is a village in the
Dutch province of
North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of
Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer () is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means ' Haarlem's lake', referring to the body of wa ...
and lies about northeast of
Haarlem.
Overview
The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Spirnerewalt, and means "forest along the
Spaarne river".
The former Dutch Reformed church dates from 1764, but has a tower from the 13th century. It was decommissioned in 1880, but is still used for cultural activities.
North of Spaarnwoude lies the Spaarnwoude recreation area, which is located in the municipalities of
Velsen
Velsen () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal.
On the north side of the North Sea Canal there is a major steel plant, Tata Steel IJmuiden, formerly known ...
and Haarlemmermeer.
There is a railway station,
Haarlem Spaarnwoude, which lies southwest of the village. An
IKEA
IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been ...
shop is nearby, on the north side. To the east of IKEA is the
Veerplas.
Spaarnwoude was home to 443 people in 1840.
It was a separate municipality until 1857, when it merged with
Haarlemmerliede. The resulting municipality of
Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude was later merged with Haarlemmermeer, in 2019.
Gallery
Image:Spaarnwoude-kerk.jpg, The church of Spaarnwoude
File:Kerkweg 30 Spaarnwoude.JPG, Farm in Spaarnwoude
See also
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Dance Valley
Dance Valley ("The Woodstock of Dance") is an annual dance music festival organised by United Dance Company (UDC) in the summer in Spaarnwoude, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1995 when 8,000 people attended (and in 2001 90,000 visitors). D ...
References
External links
Map of Spaarnwoude
Populated places in North Holland
Haarlemmermeer
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