Spaarndam is a small village on the Spaarne and IJ rivers. The Spaarne is a River, in North Holland, The Netherlands. This partially canalized river connects the Ringvaart to a side branch The IJ (sometimes shown on old Maps as " Y " or " Ye " is a River, formerly a Bay, in the Dutch 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 the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. in the past usually Harlem in English is a city in the Netherlands. Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The village is built around a dam in the river, which is also the division line of the two municipalities. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees
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. Count Floris V of Holland and Zeeland ( June 24, 1254 &ndash June 27, 1296) "der Keerlen God" (God of the Peasants is one of The village collected toll at this dam, and people made their living from fishing. A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards 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. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west
Spaarndam has always been strongly connected to water: besides the river and the fishing, it is now also famous because of the story of Hansje Brinker. Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865. This is a character in an American book, that stuck his finger in a dike to prevent the town from flooding; he was supposedly living in Spaarndam. LeveeEmbankmentDitch A dike (or dyke) levee, levée, embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial The local tourist bureau has put a statue of this fictional character in the town.
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