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Zaandam Destination Guide

Touring Zaandam in Netherlands

Zaandam in the region of North Holland with its 71,708 citizens is located in Netherlands - some 5 mi or ( 8 km ) North-West of Amsterdam , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Zaandam

Time in Zaandam is now 06:25 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zaanstad, Zaandijk, Zaandam, Westzaner-Overtoom, and Utrecht. Being here already, consider visiting Zaanstad . 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 Zaandam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

World Of Warcraft - Undercity raid - 30+ guilds attending

3:25 min by FuNcNijN
Views: 24841 Rating: 3.44

On the Darkspear Real on World of warcraft, more then 30 guilds attended an Undercity Raid. Everything was going well, untill we started moving towards Undercity from Southshore... note: i know the ed ..

RUFF RYDERS EUROPE 7TH ANNUAL 2012 promo

1:03 min by hiphopcoretv
Views: 1680 Rating: 5.00

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Trailer 18HRS Festival 2012

1:05 min by 18hrsfestival
Views: 1541 Rating: 5.00

18hrs Festival is gearing up for the second time to welcome you at the Balkenhaven Festival Area, situated on the North Sea Canal in Zaandam (NL) On Saturday, July 14 the 18-hour underground festival ..

Duyfken

7:08 min by adri2007nl
Views: 1290 Rating: 5.00

Duyfken replica of a Dutch VOC ship built in Australia. In 2002 she visit Zaanse schans Holland ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Czar Peter House (Netherlands)

The Czar Peter House is a historical building in Zaandam, the Netherlands. It is best known as the place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy. The building was constructed in 1632. Peter had met the Zaandam blacksmith and craftsman Gerrit Kist when Kist had worked for the czar in Moscow.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.44 4.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Houses completed in 1632, Houses in the Netherlands, Netherlands–Russia relations, Peter the Great, Rijksmonuments in North Holland

Zaandam

Zaandam is a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received city rights in 1811. It is located on the Zaan, close to the North Sea Canal, and is close to Amsterdam. The statistical district Zaandam, which covers the city and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 72.597. Zaandam was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of the new municipality of Zaanstad.

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Located at 52.43 4.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of North Holland, Populated places in North Holland

Zaandam railway station

Zaandam is the main railway station in the town of Zaandam, near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It is at the junction of the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway and the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway.

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Located at 52.44 4.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1869 establishments in the Netherlands, Railway stations in North Holland, Railway stations on the Staatslijn K, Railway stations opened in 1869

Zaandam Kogerveld railway station

Zaandam Kogerveld is a railway station located in Zaandam, the Netherlands. The station opened in 1989 on the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway. The station is 2 km north of Zaandam railway station, and is in the Kogerveld estate. This station is a suburb station of Zaandam. Other estates nearby are Hoornseveld and 't Kalf. Residents from Koog aan de Zaan also use this station for Purmerend and Hoorn.

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Located at 52.46 4.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Railway stations in North Holland, Railway stations opened in 1989

Amsterdam Heliport

The Amsterdam Heliport is a small modern heliport located in the north west of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in a harbour area known as the Westpoort. It provides parking space outside for four helicopters and hangar space for another three. The heliport was opened in 2005, aiming mainly at VIP transport and airwork. The main user of the heliport is Heli Holland.

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Located at 52.41 4.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 2005 establishments in the Netherlands, Airports in the Netherlands, Buildings and structures in Amsterdam, Heliports in the Netherlands, Transport in Amsterdam

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Zaandam