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SpaarneThe Spaarne is a river, in North Holland, the Netherlands. Nowadays, the Spaarne flows between the North Sea Canal and the Haarlemmermeer ringvaart. The river flows through Haarlem and Spaarndam. According to Sterck-Proot, a historican, The name Spaarne probably comes from 'Spier', which means reed in old Dutch. References - Haarlems oudste tijden: een vroeg-middeleeuwsch stadsbeeld, J.M Sterck-Proot, Tjeenk Willink Haarlem, 1930.
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