Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦaːrlɛmərˈlidə ʔɛn spaːr(ə)nˈʋʌudə] ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It had a population of 5,760 in August 2017. On 1 January 2019, it merged with the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.[2]
Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude | |
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Former municipality | |
 Spaarnwoude town centre | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′N 4°45′E / 52.383°N 4.750°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province |  North Holland |
| Established | 8 September 1857[1] |
| Disestablished | 1 January 2019[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 19.24 km2 (7.43 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 1165, 2064–2065 |
| Area code | 020 |
| Website | www |
The municipality was bordered by Zaanstad to the north, Amsterdam to the east, Haarlemmermeer to the south, Haarlem to the west and Velsen to the northwest.
Population centres
editThe municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude consisted of the following towns and villages: Haarlemmerliede, Halfweg, Penningsveer, Spaarndam (partly), Spaarnwoude, Vinkebrug.
History
editThe municipality was formed on 8 September 1857, through the merger of the former municipalities of Haarlemmerliede and Spaarnwoude.[1]
On 22 September 1863, Houtrijk en Polanen and Zuidschalkwijk were added to the municipality,[1] of which Zuidschalkwijk was subsequently annexed by the city of Haarlem.
During the construction of the North Sea Canal (completed 1867), large portions of the IJ Bay were enclosed with dikes and made into polders, thereby enlarging the area of the municipality significantly. However, Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude also lost large areas to the cities of Haarlem and Amsterdam in 1927, 1963, and 1970.
On 1 January 2019, the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude was abolished and merged with the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.[2]
Local government
editThe municipal council of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude consisted of 11 seats, which at the final local election in 2014 were divided as follows:[6]
Twinning
editHaarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude is twinned with Saxilby in Lincolnshire, UK.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2019" (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1165MJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude municipal election 2014". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 19 March 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Burgemeester en wethouder" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ Bland, John (31 January 2020). "Gateway to Europe". Retrieved 7 May 2022.
External links
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