Zaandam
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Zaandam in the municipality of Zaanstad. |
Zaandam (Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received city rights in 1811. It is located on the Zaan, close to the North Sea Canal.
) is a town in theThe first European McDonald's restaurant opened in 1971 in Zaandam. Rave culture in the Netherlands began in Zaandam.
The statistical district "Zaandam", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 71780.[1]
[edit] Notable people born in Zaandam
- Anton Mauve (1838-1888), painter
- Jan Verkade (1868-1946), painter
- Kees Bruynzeel (1900-1980), wood merchant, yachtsman and boatbuilder
- Arie Smit (*1916), painter
- Han Bennink (*1942), jazz musician
- Johnny Rep (*1951), football player
- Erwin Koeman (*1963), football player
- Ronald Koeman (*1963), football player
- Robert Molenaar (*1969), football player