Koog aan de Zaan

Koog aan de Zaan

Coat of arms
The statistical district of Koog aan de Zaan in the municipality of Zaanstad.
Country Netherlands
Province Noord-Holland
Municipality Zaanstad

Koog aan de Zaan (Dutch pronunciation: [koːx aːn də zaːn]) 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.

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]

Trains

There are two small stations in the within the borders of Koog aan de Zaan. These are:

Zaandam railway station is the nearest main station. For Purmerend, Hoorn and Enkhuizen use Zaandam Kogerveld railway station.

References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [1]. As of 1 January 2005.

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