Zaanstad

Zaanstad
Windmill Het Pink [nl]
Windmill Het Pink [nl]
Highlighted position of Zaanstad in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Zaanstad is located in Netherlands
Zaanstad
Zaanstad
Location within the Netherlands
Zaanstad is located in Europe
Zaanstad
Zaanstad
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°49′E / 52.433°N 4.817°E / 52.433; 4.817
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
RegionAmsterdam metropolitan area
Established1 January 1974
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJan Hamming (PvdA)
Area
[2]
 • Total83.24 km2 (32.14 sq mi)
 • Land73.87 km2 (28.52 sq mi)
 • Water9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total156,901
 • Density2,124/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 1500 range
Area code075
Websitewww.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

Dutch Topographic map of Zaanstad, 2014

Population centres

The municipality of Zaanstad is a conurbation itself and consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Assendelft, Koog aan de Zaan, Krommenie, Westzaan, Wormerveer, Zaandam, 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 are divided as follows:[5]

POV (6), PvdA (5), VVD (5), ROSA (4), DZ (4), GroenLinks (3), D66 (2), Party for Freedom (2), CDA (2), DENK (2), PvdD (2), CU (1), SP (1).

Notable tourist attractions

Notable people from Zaanstad

The arts

Jan Verkade, 1946

Public thinking & public service

Adriaan Pelt, 1940s

Science & business

Christiaan Eijkman

Sport

Toos Beumer, 1963

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Zaanstad is twinned with:

Gallery

References

  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. ^ "Leden - Gemeenteraad Zaanstad". gemeenteraad.zaanstad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  6. ^ "Mauve, Anton" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). 1911.
  7. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 18 May 2019

External links

  • Media related to Zaanstad at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
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