Zaanstad

Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands

Zaanstad

Municipality

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Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°49′E﻿ / ﻿52.433°N 4.817°E﻿ / 52.433; 4.817
Country|  Netherlands
Province|  North Holland
Region| Amsterdam metropolitan area
Established| 1 January 1974
Government

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• Body| Municipal council
• Mayor| Jan Hamming (PvdA)
Area

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• Total| 83.24 km2 (32.14 sq mi)
• Land| 73.87 km2 (28.52 sq mi)
• Water| 9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 1 m (3 ft)
Population

(January 2021)[4]

• Total| 156,901
• Density| 2,124/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode|

Parts of 1500 range

Area code| 075
Website| www.zaanstad.nl
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Zaanstad (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzaːnstɑt] ⓘ) is a Dutch municipality in the province of North Holland, situated northwest of Amsterdam. Its main city is Zaandam. It is part of the conurbation and metropolitan area of Amsterdam. It had a population of 156,901 in 2021.

## Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of Zaanstad, 2014

## Population centres

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The municipality of Zaanstad is a conurbation consisting of the cities, towns and villages of: Assendelft, Koog aan de Zaan, Krommenie, Westzaan, Wormerveer, Zaandam and Zaandijk. However, being surrounded by countryside and due to its relatively protracted shape that follows the river Zaan, a rural atmosphere is always nearby.

## Railway stations in Zaanstad

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* Koog aan de Zaan railway station (formerly Koog Bloemwijk)
* Krommenie-Assendelft railway station
* Wormerveer railway station
* Zaandam railway station
* Zaandam Kogerveld railway station
* Zaandijk Zaanse Schans railway station (formerly Koog-Zaandijk)

## Local government

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The municipal council of Zaanstad consists of 39 seats, which at the 2022 local elections divided as follows:[5]

* Partij voor Ouderen en Veiligheid - 6,
* PvdA \- 5,
* VVD \- 5,
* ROSA - 4,
* Democratisch Zaanstad - 4,
* GroenLinks \- 3,
* D66 \- 2,
* Party for Freedom \- 2,
* CDA \- 2,
* DENK \- 2,
* PvdD \- 2,
* CU \- 1,
* SP \- 1.

## Notable tourist attractions

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* Zaans Museum
* Zaanse Schans
* Czar Peter House
* Gedempte Gracht, a shopping street in Zaandam

## Notable people from Zaanstad

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### The arts

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Jan Verkade, 1946

* Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (1597–c. 1665), a painter of the Dutch Golden Age
* Anton Mauve (1838–1888), realist painter, leading member of the Hague School[6]
* Jan Verkade (1868-1946), post-Impressionist and Christian Symbolist painter
* Piet Zwart (1885–1977), graphic designer, industrial designer and typographer
* Dick Laan (1894–1973), children's writer and film pioneer[7]
* Aafje Heynis (1924–2015), contralto
* Piet Kee (1927–2018), organist and composer
* Han Bennink (born 1942), jazz drummer and percussionist
* Kathinka Pasveer (born 1959), flautist

### Public thinking & public service

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Adriaan Pelt, 1940s

* Adriaan Pelt (1892–1981), journalist, international civil servant and diplomat
* Johannes Kleiman (1896–1959), resident who helped hide Anne Frank and her family
* Hanneke Ippisch (1925–2012), member of the Dutch resistance in World War II
* Tom Viezee (born 1950), Christian minister and former politician, Mayor of Zeewolde 1999–2004
* Emine Bozkurt (born 1967), politician

### Science & business

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Christiaan Eijkman

* Pieter Bleeker (1819–1878), medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist
* Christiaan Eijkman (1858–1930), physician and professor of physiology, joint winner the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1929 for the discovery of vitamins
* Cornelis Zwikker (1900–1985), scientist, mostly in physics, chemistry and acoustics
* E. G. van de Stadt (1910–1999), yacht designer
* Simon de Wit (1912–1976), rower and CEO of the supermarket chain Simon de Wit
* Gerrit Jan Heijn (1931–1987), businessman with Ahold, kidnapped and murdered
* Floris Takens (1940–2010), mathematician

### Sport

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Toos Beumer, 1963

* Jaap Boot (1903-1986), athlete, bronze medallist in the 1924 Summer Olympics
* Jaap Kraaier (1913–2004), flatwater canoeist, bronze medallist at the 1936 Summer Olympics
* Nicolaas Tates (1915–1990), canoeist, bronze medallist at the 1936 Summer Olympics
* Mieke Jaapies (born 1943), sprint canoer, silver medallist in the 1972 Summer Olympics
* Cees Stam (born 1945), a former track cyclist and four-time world champion stayer
* Toos Beumer (born 1947), swimmer, team bronze medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics
* Johnny Rep (born 1951), former footballer
* Annemarie Sanders (born 1958), an equestrian, silver medallist in the Team Dressage 1992 Summer Olympics
* Luc Nijholt (born 1961), football manager and a former player
* Erwin Koeman (born 1961), retired footballer
* Ronald Koeman (born 1963), retired footballer and ex-manager of the Barcelona since 2020.
* Wietse van Alten (born 1978), an archer, bronze medallist 2000 Summer Olympics
* Bilal Başaçıkoğlu (born 1995), footballer

## International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands

### Twin towns – sister cities

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Zaanstad is twinned with:

* Marino, Italy

* Pančevo, Serbia

* Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

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## Gallery

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* Zaanstad windmill at the beginning of the 20th century

* River Zaan

* Windmill Museum, Zaanstad

* Zaandam, sluice

* Assendelft, church: the Sint-Odulphuskerk

* Westknollendam, ditch: de Tapsloot

* The fort near Krommeniedijk

## References

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1. ^ "Burgemeester mr. G.H. Faber (PvdA)" [Mayor G.H. Faber (PvdA)] (in Dutch). Gemeente Zaanstad. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. ^ "Postcodetool for 1506MZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. ^ "Zaanstad municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
6. ^ "Mauve, Anton" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). 1911.
7. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 18 May 2019

## External links

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* Media related to Zaanstad at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

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Places adjacent to Zaanstad

| Uitgeest | Alkmaar | Wormerland

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Heemskerk
Beverwijk |

Zaanstad

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North Sea Canal
Velsen | North Sea Canal
Haarlemmermeer | North Sea Canal
Amsterdam

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Populated places in the municipality of Zaanstad

Towns|

* Zaandam

Villages|

* Assendelft
* Koog aan de Zaan
* Krommenie
* Westknollendam
* Westzaan
* Wormerveer
* Zaandijk

Hamlets|

* Haaldersbroek

List of cities, towns and villages in North Holland

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Municipalities of North Holland

* Aalsmeer
* Alkmaar
* Amstelveen
* Amsterdam
* Bergen
* Beverwijk
* Blaricum
* Bloemendaal
* Castricum
* Den Helder
* Diemen
* Dijk en Waard
* Drechterland
* Edam-Volendam
* Enkhuizen
* Gooise Meren
* Haarlem
* Haarlemmermeer
* Heemskerk
* Heemstede
* Heiloo
* Hilversum
* Hollands Kroon
* Hoorn
* Huizen
* Koggenland
* Landsmeer
* Laren
* Medemblik
* Oostzaan
* Opmeer
* Ouder-Amstel
* Purmerend
* Schagen
* Stede Broec
* Texel
* Uitgeest
* Uithoorn
* Velsen
* Waterland
* Wijdemeren
* Wormerland
* Zaanstad
* Zandvoort

* See also
* Netherlands
* Provinces
* Municipalities

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* FAST
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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