Koog aan de Zaan
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Noord-Holland |
| Municipality | Zaanstad |
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| The statistical district of Koog aan de Zaan in the municipality of Zaanstad. |
Koog aan de Zaan (52°28′N 4°48′E / 52.467°N 4.8°E) 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.[1]
Koog aan de Zaan has a population of around 11770.[2]
[edit] Trains
There are two small stations in the area and a main one. These are:
- Koog Bloemwijk railway station
- Koog-Zaandijk railway station
- Zaandam railway station The nearest main station.
For Purmerend, Hoorn and Enkhuizen use Zaandam Kogerveld railway station.
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [2]. As of 1 January 2005.
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