Zaan
The Zaan is a small river in the province of North Holland in the northwestern Netherlands and the name of a district through which it runs. The river was originally a side arm of the IJ bay and travels 13.5 kilometres through the municipalities of Zaanstad and Wormerland north of Amsterdam, from West-Knollendam in the north to Zaandam in the south, where it empties into the IJ.
- Stream
- …is also known as “Zaan River”
- Description: river in the Netherlands
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Zaandam Mennonite Admonition and Czar Peter House.
Zaandam Mennonite Admonition
Zaandam Mennonite Admonition is a church.
Czar Peter House
The Czar Peter House is a historical building in Zaandam, the Netherlands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosmolenbuurt and Zaandam.
Zaan
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Latitude
52.44351° or 52° 26′ 37″ north
Longitude
4.82257° or 4° 49′ 21″ east
Open location code
9F46CRVF+C2
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Zaan” goes by many names.
ЗанRussian
Зан (река)Russian
ZaanSerbo-Croatian
ZaanSwedish
ЗаанUkrainian
Fiume ZaanVenetian
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Localities in the Area
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