Zaanstad

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nameZaanstad
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image_captionWindmill
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image_mapMap - NL - Municipality code 0479 (2009).svg
map_altHighlighted position of Zaanstad in a municipal map of North Holland
map_captionLocation in North Holland
pushpin_mapNetherlands#Europe
pushpin_map_captionLocation within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNetherlands
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1North Holland
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Amsterdam metropolitan area
established_titleEstablished
established_date1 January 1974
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leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJan Hamming
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area_footnotes
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Zaanstad () 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 in .

Topography

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Gem-Zaanstad-OpenTopo.jpg" caption="''Dutch Topographic map of Zaanstad, 2014''"] ::

Population centres

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

Local government

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

Notable tourist attractions

Notable people from Zaanstad

The arts

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Rudolf_Heinisch,_Malermönch_Jan_Verkade,_o.J.,_Öl_auf_Leinwand.jpg" caption="Jan Verkade, 1946"] ::

Public thinking & public service

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/AdriaanPelt.jpg" caption="Adriaan Pelt, 1940s"] ::

Science & business

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Christiaan_Eijkman.jpg" caption="Christiaan Eijkman"] ::

Sport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Toos_Beumer_1963.jpg" caption="Toos Beumer, 1963"] ::

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Zaanstad is twinned with: ::data[format=table] | | | | | | |---|---|---| ::

Gallery

File:Holland - Twee molens 1900.jpg|Zaanstad windmill at the beginning of the 20th century File:River Zaan.jpg|River Zaan File:Windmill museum Zaanstad.jpg|Windmill Museum, Zaanstad Image:Zaandam, sluis foto3 2011-04-17 16.05.JPG|Zaandam, sluice File:Assendelft, de Sint-Odulphuskerk RM39923 IMG 9872 2019-06-17 13.48.jpg|Assendelft, church: the Sint-Odulphuskerk File:Westknollendam, de Tapsloot IMG 1519 2017-10-15 11.14.jpg|Westknollendam, ditch: de Tapsloot File:Krommeniedijk, het fort bij Krommeniedijk IMG 9884 2019-06-17 14.37.jpg|The fort near Krommeniedijk

References

References

  1. {{Dutch municipality total area. dataref
  2. {{Dutch municipality population. dataref
  3. (16 March 2022). "Zaanstad municipal election 2022".
  4. {{cite EB1911
  5. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0479252/ IMDb Database] retrieved 18 May 2019

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