Spaarndam

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Spaarndam

Total population

3,260

Air quality index

31Good

Coordinates52.41°, 4.68°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Spaarndam is a village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands, on the Spaarne river and the IJ lake. 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 Haarlemmermeer. The village is built around a dam in the river, which is also the division line of the two municipalities.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Gijs van Lennep

Dutch racing driver

Johan Neeskens

Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024)

Sarah Siegelaar

Dutch rower

Mieke Bal

Dutch art historian (born 1946)

Pieter Kooijmans

Dutch politician, jurist, and diplomat (1933–2013)

Anne-Gine Goemans

Dutch writer and journalist

Joost Swarte

Dutch graphic designer (born 1947)

J

Johan Limpers

Dutch sculptor (1915-1944)

D

Dirk Müller

sculptor (born 1946)

Christian Karl Hoffmann

Dutch zoologist (1841–1903)

Dick Maas

Dutch film director (born 1951)

Jeroen Bleekemolen

Dutch racing driver

Net Koene

Jan van Dort

Dutch footballer and manager (1889-1967)

Roepie Kruize

field hockey player (1925-1992)

Thijs Asselbergs

Dutch architect

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Holland

• Velserbroek
  1.6 mi away · pop. 15,605
• Haarlemmerliede
  1.7 mi away · pop. 332
• Santpoort-Zuid
  2.2 mi away · pop. 3,276
• Santpoort-Noord
  2.3 mi away · pop. 7,131
• Haarlem
  2.5 mi away · pop. 158,593
• Bloemendaal
  2.7 mi away · pop. 6,665
• Driehuis
  3.1 mi away · pop. 3,030
• Overveen
  3.3 mi away · pop. 4,195
• Velsen-Zuid
  3.5 mi away · pop. 2,021
• Zwanenburg
  3.5 mi away · pop. 7,895
• Halfweg
  3.7 mi away · pop. 2,611
• IJmuiden
  4.3 mi away · pop. 31,307

Browse all places in North Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Spaarndam

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-10-02

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-10-02

Common Tachinid

Tachina fera

Seen 2026-10-02

Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Seen 2026-10-02

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale

Seen 2026-10-02

Dustbin-lid Jelly

Rhizostoma octopus

Seen 2026-10-01

Nettle-leaved Bellflower

Campanula trachelium

Seen 2026-10-01

Western Willow Spreadwing

Chalcolestes viridis

Seen 2026-10-01

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-10-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers