Zaanstad

Zaanstad
—  Municipality  —
Windmill "Het Pink"
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52.48°N 4.80°E / 52.48; 4.80
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Government
• Mayor	G.H. Faber (PvdA)
Area(2006)
• Total	83.04 km2 (32.06 sq mi)
• Land	74.25 km2 (28.67 sq mi)
• Water	8.80 km2 (3.40 sq mi)
Population (1 April 2011)
• Total	147,141
• Density	1,903/km2 (4,930/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.zaanstad.nl

Zaanstad ( pronunciation ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its main town is Zaandam. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.

Population centres

The municipality of Zaanstad consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Assendelft, Koog aan de Zaan, Krommenie, Westzaan, Wormerveer, Zaandam, Zaandijk.

Train Stations in the Zaanstad Area

• Koog Bloemwijk railway station
• Koog-Zaandijk railway station
• Krommenie-Assendelft railway station
• Wormerveer railway station
• Zaandam railway station
• Zaandam Kogerveld railway station

Local government

The municipal council of Zaanstad consists of 39 seats, which are divided as follows:

PvdA (8 seats), VVD (7), ZOG (4), SP (3), GroenLinks (3), D66 (3), CDA (2), TROTS (2), ROSA (2), ChristenUnie (1), Democratisch Zaanstad (1), POV (1), PvdIJ (1), Dissels (1).

Notable tourist attractions

• Zaans Museum
• Zaanse Schans

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in The Netherlands

Twin towns — sister cities

Zaanstad is twinned with:

• Marino, Italy
• Pančevo, Serbia
• Zwickau, Germany

References

• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Zaanstad
• ontdek de zaanstreek.nu
• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

External links

Media related to Zaanstad at Wikimedia Commons