Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude

Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦaːrlɛmərˈlidə ʔɛn spaːr(ə)nˈʋʌudə] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland.

[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.

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.

[2] The municipal council of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude consisted of 11 seats, which at the final local election in 2014 were divided as follows:[6] The last mayor was Pieter Heiliegers (VVD).

Map of municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, June 2015
Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude in 1865.