Assendelft
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For the Dutch sprinter, see Pascal van Assendelft.
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Noord-Holland | ||
| Municipality | Zaanstad | ||
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| Major roads | A8 N8 / N246 N203 | ||
Assendelft (52°28′N 4°45′E / 52.467°N 4.75°E) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km northeast of Haarlem. Assendelft was a separate municipality until 1974, when the municipality of Zaanstad was formed.[1]
The statistical district "Assendelft", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 21,000.[2]
[edit] Train services
The town is served by Krommenie-Assendelft railway station. From here, there are four trains an hour to Amsterdam, with a journey time of 25 minutes.
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [1]. As of 1 January 2005.
[edit] External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Assendelft". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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