Spaarne
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The 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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