Koog aan de Zaan
Koog aan de Zaan (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːx 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.
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 The statistical district of Koog aan de Zaan in the municipality of Zaanstad. | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Noord-Holland |
| Municipality | Zaanstad |
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]
A8ernA, an urban renewal project for the space under the A8 motorway as it passes through Koog aan de Zaan, was a joint winner of the 2006 European Prize for Urban Public Space.
Trains
There are two small stations within the borders of Koog aan de Zaan. These are:
- Koog aan de Zaan railway station, which serves Koog aan de Zaan itself.
- Zaandijk Zaanse Schans 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.
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). As of 1 January 2005.
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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