Zaandijk

Zaandijk

Zaandijk

Town in North Holland, Netherlands

Zaandijk (Dutch pronunciation: [zaːnˈdɛik]) is a town in the municipality of Zaanstad, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It lies about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) northwest of Amsterdam and had a population of 8,686 in 2017.[3] Zaandijk is one of the smallest villages in Zaanstad, having a surface area of 209 hectare.[4]

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History

The Pietersz family moved into "de Lage dijk" (The Lower Dike) in 1494 and became the first residents of Zaandijk. In Zaandijk, De Lagedijk is still extant. In 1570 the town consisted of 19 houses. These dwellings were burned by the Spaniards in 1572, during the Eighty Years' War. The town began to prosper and grow following the return of the populace.

Zaandijk was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of the new municipality Zaanstad.[5]

Notable people

  • Zaandijk
  • Typical Dutch windmills at sunset, Zaanse Schans
  • Sunset on the river Zaan in Zaanstad

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zaandijk.
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    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022. Oud Zaandijk + Rooswijk
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    "Postcodetool for 1544AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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    Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005.
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    "Zaandijk [ZaanWiki]". www.zaanwiki.nl. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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    Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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    F. van Soeren: Doctores, meesters, apothecars en artsen. Feiten uit de Zaanse geneeskunde in de 19e eeuw, Wormerveer, 1998 ISBN 978-9071123450


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