Westzaan
Westzaan 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.
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 The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Westzaan in the municipality of Zaanstad. | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Noord-Holland |
| Municipality | Zaanstad |
Westzaan was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of Zaanstad.[1]
In 2001, the town of Westzaan had 2130 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.34 km², and contained 834 residences.[2] The statistical district "Westzaan", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4580.[3] Westzaan has the only wind powered paper mill in the world.
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Westzaan". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Former town hall of Westzaan
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