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Zaanstad Destination Guide

Delve into Zaanstad in Netherlands

Zaanstad in the region of North Holland with its 140,085 residents is a city in Netherlands - some 6 mi or ( 10 km ) North-West of Amsterdam , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Zaanstad

Current time in Zaanstad is now 10:01 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zaanstad, Zaandijk, Zaandam, Westzaner-Overtoom, and Utrecht. While being here, make sure to check out Zaanstad . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Zaanstad ? 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 ..

DD-AR double-decker trains - Holland

2:44 min by trainzerben
Views: 17290 Rating: 5.00

On the 18th of April, I made a little trip nearby Amsterdam. This were all DD-AR trains which I filmed. The DD-AR is a Dutch trainserie of double-decker trains, made in the early 90's in Germany. Enjo ..


Duyfken

7:08 min by adri2007nl
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Duyfken replica of a Dutch VOC ship built in Australia. In 2002 she visit Zaanse schans Holland ..

Zaanstad cycling tour (Netherlands)

4:01 min by markenlei
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Zaanstad is the official name of a municipality in the Zaan-river region in North-Holland province. Since 1974 seven villages and one town form one 'city'. The local branch of the Cyclists' Union invi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 2 km away
Tags: 1869 establishments in the Netherlands, Railway stations in North Holland, Railway stations on the Staatslijn K, Railway stations opened in 1869

Koog aan de Zaan

Koog aan de Zaan is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 11 km northwest of Amsterdam. Koog aan de Zaan was a separate municipality until 1974, when the municipality of Zaanstad was created. Koog aan de Zaan has a population of around 11770.

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Located at 52.47 4.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of North Holland, Populated places in North Holland

Zaandijk

Zaandijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 11 km northwest of Amsterdam. Zaandijk has a population of around 9040.

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Located at 52.47 4.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Holland

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.

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Located at 52.44 4.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Houses completed in 1632, Houses in the Netherlands, Netherlands–Russia relations, Peter the Great, Rijksmonuments in North Holland

Zaan

The Zaan is a small river in the province of North-Holland in The Netherlands and the name of the district through which it runs. The river was originally a side arm of the IJ bay and travels 10 kilometers through the municipality of Zaanstad ("Zaan City") north of Amsterdam, from West-Knollendam in the north to Zaandam in the south, where it empties into the IJ.

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Located at 52.47 4.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Geography of North Holland, Regions of the Netherlands, Rivers of the Netherlands

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Zaanstad