Koog aan de Zaan
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| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | Noord-Holland | |
| Municipality | Zaanstad | |
Coordinates: 52°28′N 4°48′E / 52.467°N 4.800°E
Koog aan de Zaan (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːχ aːn də ˈzaːn]) 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 within the borders of Koog aan de Zaan. These are:
- Koog Bloemwijk railway station, which serves Koog aan de Zaan itself.
- Koog-Zaandijk railway station, which mainly serves Zaandijk and the Zaanse Schans, an open air museum nearby in Zaandijk.
Zaandam railway station is 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.
- ^ 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, "Koog aan de Zaan". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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