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.

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.

Famous people from Westzaan

• Ralph Been (soccer player at Northwood University) 1988–present
• Niels Kraaier (foreign correspondent in Australia)
• Wolter Kroes (famous Dutch singer)

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [2]. As of 1 January 2005.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Westzaan". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.