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.
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![Windmill Het Pink [nl]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Windmill_Het_Pink_Zaanstad.jpg/500px-Windmill_Het_Pink_Zaanstad.jpg) Windmill Het Pink | |
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 Location in North Holland | |
  Zaanstad Location within the Netherlands  Zaanstad Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°49′E / 52.433°N 4.817°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  North Holland |
| Region | Amsterdam metropolitan area |
| Established | 1 January 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jan Hamming (PvdA) |
| Area | |
• 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 | 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 |
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Topography
editPopulation centres
editThe 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
edit- 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
editThe 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
edit- Zaans Museum
- Zaanse Schans
- Czar Peter House
- Gedempte Gracht, a shopping street in Zaandam
Notable people from Zaanstad
editThe arts
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
editTwin towns – sister cities
editZaanstad is twinned with:
Gallery
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Zaanstad windmill at the beginning of the 20th century
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River Zaan
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Windmill Museum, Zaanstad
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Zaandam, sluice
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Assendelft, church: the Sint-Odulphuskerk
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Westknollendam, ditch: de Tapsloot
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The fort near Krommeniedijk
References
edit- ^ "Burgemeester mr. G.H. Faber (PvdA)" [Mayor G.H. Faber (PvdA)] (in Dutch). Gemeente Zaanstad. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1506MZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Zaanstad municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). 1911.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 18 May 2019
External links
editMedia related to Zaanstad at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website