Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude explained

Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude in a municipal map of North Holland
Coordinates:52.3833°N 49°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Established Title:Established
Established Date:8 September 1857
Extinct Title:Disestablished
Extinct Date:1 January 2019
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:1165, 2064–2065
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:020

Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˌɦaːrlɛmərˈlidə ʔɛn ˌspaːr(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]

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

The municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude consisted of the following towns and villages: Haarlemmerliede, Halfweg, Penningsveer, Spaarndam (partly), Spaarnwoude, Vinkebrug.

Topography


Map of municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, June 2015

History

The municipality was formed on 8 September 1857, through the merger of the former municipalities of Haarlemmerliede and Spaarnwoude.

On 22 September 1863, Houtrijk en Polanen and Zuidschalkwijk were added to the municipality, 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.

Local government

The municipal council of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude consisted of 11 seats, which at the final local election in 2014 were divided as follows:[3]

The last mayor was Pieter Heiliegers (VVD).[4]

Twinning

Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude is twinned with Saxilby in Lincolnshire, UK.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1165MJ . Dutch . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 4 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2019. Dutch. CBS. 1 January 2019.
  3. Web site: 19 March 2014. Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude municipal election 2014 . 25 June 2024 . www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. nl.
  4. Web site: Burgemeester en wethouder . Mayor and aldermen . Dutch . Gemeente Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude . 4 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304221912/http://www.haarlemmerliede.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/burgemeester-en-wethouders . 4 March 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: Gateway to Europe . Bland . John . 31 January 2020 . 7 May 2022.