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Touring Alkmaar in Netherlands
Alkmaar in the region of North Holland with its 94,853 citizens is a city located in Netherlands - some 19 mi or ( 30 km ) North of Amsterdam , the country's capital city .
Time in Alkmaar is now 12:59 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zuideinde, Utrecht, Uitgeest, The Hague, and Schagen. Being here already, consider visiting Zuideinde . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Alkmaar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Cycling in Holland - Alkmaar (and surroundings)
This time the cycling really takes place in Holland (which is in the west of the Netherlands). In North-Holland to be precise, in and around the city of Alkmaar. Since it is all windmills, tulips and ..
MNT in the Netherlands: Jozy Altidore, Pt. 2
ussoccer.com's trip to the Netherlands concludes by following MNT forward Jozy Altidore to a club game with AZ Alkmaar. Altidore talks about learning to adapt to professional soccer in Europe, navigat ..
MNT in the Netherlands: Jozy Altidore, Pt. 1
ussoccer.com's "MNT in ..." continues with a trip to the Netherlands to visit US forward Jozy Altidore. Living in Alkmaar where he plays with AZ, Altidore shows us around town, visits a cheese market, ..
Dutch cheese market Alkmaar
Since 1939, Alkmaar has been the only place in the Netherlands to maintain the cheese market tradition. Every year, from mid-April to mid-September, the market takes place on the Waagplein every Frida ..
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Alkmaar
Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.
Located at 52.63 4.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Achterdam
The Achterdam is a red light district in the Dutch city of Alkmaar, 30 km North of Amsterdam. It is situated about 10 minutes walk from the Alkmaar train station. It is a 150 m long street with window prostitution on both sides. The area has about 100 windows with rooms. Mainly Eastern-Europe women are working here.
Located at 52.63 4.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Alkmaarderhout
The Alkmaarderhout, more commonly known as the "Hout" was a multi-purpose stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Until 2006 it was used mostly for football matches as the home ground of Eredivisie team AZ. The stadium had a capacity of 8,914 people and was built in 1948. In 2006 it was replaced by the brand new, state of the art DSB Stadion and the Hout has been knocked down, possibly to make way for a new housing development.
Located at 52.62 4.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
AFAS Stadion
AFAS Stadion, formerly called DSB Stadion is a stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of AZ. The stadium is able to hold 17,000 people and it officially opened on 4 August 2006 with a friendly against Arsenal. AZ lost the match 3–0, with Gilberto Silva scoring the stadium's first ever goal. The first Eredivisie game against NAC Breda was won 8–1 by the home team with the German midfielder Simon Cziommer scoring a hat-trick.
Located at 52.61 4.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Oudorp
Oudorp is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Alkmaar, about 2 km east of the city centre. Oudorp was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1972, when it was merged with Alkmaar.
Located at 52.63 4.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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