Zaanstad
Zaanstad [ˈzaːnstɑt] (
Zaanstad | |
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Windmill Het Pink | |
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Location in North Holland | |
Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°49′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Established | 1 January 1974 |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Jan Hamming (PvdA) |
Area | |
• Total | 83.24 km2 (32.14 sq mi) |
• Land | 73.88 km2 (28.53 sq mi) |
• Water | 9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (August 2017)[4] | |
• Total | 154,442 |
• Density | 2,090/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | Parts of 1500 range |
Area code | 075 |
Website | www |
Population centres
The municipality of Zaanstad is also mainly 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
- 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
The municipal council of Zaanstad consists of 39 seats, which are divided as follows:[5]
PvdA (8 seats), VVD (7), ZOG (4), SP (3), GroenLinks (3), D66 (3), CDA (2), TROTS (2), ROSA (2), ChristenUnie (1), Democratisch Zaanstad (1), POV (1), PvdIJ (1), Dissels (1).
Notable tourist attractions
Notable people from Zaanstad
- Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (1597-ca.1665) a painter of the Dutch Golden Age
- Pieter Bleeker (1819–1878) medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist
- Anton Mauve (1838–1888) realist painter, leading member of the Hague School [6]
- 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
- Jan Verkade (1868-1946) post-Impressionist and Christian Symbolist painter
- Piet Zwart (1885–1977), graphic designer, industrial designer and typographer
- Adriaan Pelt (1892–1981) journalist, international civil servant and diplomat
- Dick Laan (1894–1973) children's writer and film pioneer [7]
- Johannes Kleiman (1896–1959) resident who helped hide Anne Frank and her family
- 20th century
- 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
- Aafje Heynis (1924–2015) contralto
- Hanneke Ippisch (1925–2012), member of the Dutch resistance in World War II
- Piet Kee (1927–2018) organist and composer
- Gerrit Jan Heijn (1931–1987) businessman with Ahold, kidnapped and murdered
- Floris Takens (1940–2010), mathematician
- Han Bennink (born 1942), jazz drummer and percussionist
- Willem Ouweneel (born 1944) biologist, philosopher and theologian
- Tom Viezee (born 1950) Christian minister and former politician, Mayor of Zeewolde 1999-2004
- Kathinka Pasveer (born 1959) flautist
- Emine Bozkurt (born 1967), politician
- Ali B (born 1981), Dutch rap musician
- Sport
- 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, 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
- Ronald Koeman (born 1963) retired footballer and manager of the Netherlands national team since 2018.
- Wietse van Alten (born 1978) an archer, bronze medallist 2000 Summer Olympics
International relations
Gallery
References
- "Burgemeester mr. G.H. Faber (PvdA)" [Mayor G.H. Faber (PvdA)] (in Dutch). Gemeente Zaanstad. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- "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. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- "www.zaanstad.nl/bpo/raad/raadsleden/". Archived from the original on November 21, 2012.
- 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 17, Mauve, Anton retrieved 18 May 2019
- IMDb Database retrieved 18 May 2019
External links
Media related to Zaanstad at Wikimedia Commons - Official website