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.