Oostzaan Municipality
Oostzaan is a municipality and a town in the Zaanstreek, Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality had a population of 9,689 in 2021.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 9,730 residents
- Description: municipality in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Oostzaan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Czar Peter House and Vijfhoekpark.
Czar Peter House
Museum
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The Czar Peter House is a historical building in Zaandam, the Netherlands. It is best known as the place where Tsar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy. Czar Peter House is situated 3½ km west of Oostzaan Municipality.
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk
Church
Photo: Ilonamay, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zaandam and Zaanse Schans.
Zaandam
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Zaandam is a medium-sized town just north of the Dutch capital Amsterdam. It is a short journey from Amsterdam. Zaandam is part of the municipality of Zaanstad in the Zaan Region.
Zaanse Schans
The Zaanse Schans is an open air conservation area and museum, on the bank of the Zaan River, north of Zaandam in the Netherlands. It displays the traditional architecture of the area and has several functioning windmills and craftsman's workshops, which are open to visitors.
Noord
Photo: Jos van Zetten, CC BY 2.0.
Noord is the borough of Amsterdam north of the IJ. It is a residential district, and with about 86,000 inhabitants, it is a medium-sized city. This district has remained well off the radar among tourists visiting Amsterdam, so amenities are not well-developed.
Oostzaan Municipality
Latitude
52.4388° or 52° 26′ 20″ northLongitude
4.8754° or 4° 52′ 31″ eastPopulation
9,730Open location code
9F46CVQG+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 4678482742OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Zeeuws—“Oostzaan Municipality” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Oostzaan”
- Arabic: “أوستزان”
- Aragonese: “Oostzaan”
- Armenian: “Օստզան”
- Asturian: “Oostzaan”
- Balinese: “Oostzaan”
- Basque: “Oostzaan”
- Bavarian: “Oostzaan”
- Breton: “Oostzaan”
- Catalan: “Oostzaan”
- Cebuano: “Gemeente Oostzaan”
- Chinese: “Oostzaan”
- Chinese: “奧斯特贊”
- Danish: “Oostzaan”
- Dutch: “Gemeente Oostzaan”
- Dutch: “Oostzaan”
- Esperanto: “Oostzaan”
- Finnish: “Oostzaan”
- French: “Oostzaan”
- German: “Oostzaan”
- Greek: “Όοστζααν”
- Hungarian: “Oostzaan”
- Indonesian: “Oostzaan”
- Irish: “Oostzaan”
- Italian: “Oostzaan”
- Japanese: “オーストザーン”
- Javanese: “Oostzaan”
- Kurdish: “Oostzaan”
- Limburgan: “Oostzaan”
- Lithuanian: “Ostzanas”
- Low German: “Oostzaan”
- Luxembourgish: “Oostzaan”
- Malay: “Oostzaan”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Oostzaan”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oostzaan”
- Norwegian: “Oostzaan”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Oostzaan”
- Persian: “اوستزان”
- Polish: “Oostzaan”
- Portuguese: “Oostzaan”
- Romanian: “Oostzaan”
- Russian: “Остзан”
- Saterfriesisch: “Oostzaan”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Oostzaan”
- Silesian: “Oostzaan”
- Spanish: “Oostzaan”
- Swedish: “Oostzaan”
- Turkish: “Oostzaan”
- Ukrainian: “Остзан”
- Venetian: “Oostzaan”
- Vietnamese: “Oostzaan”
- Volapük: “Oostzaan”
- Waray (Philippines): “Oostzaan”
- Western Frisian: “Eastsaan”
- Zeeuws: “Oostzaan”
- Zeeuws: “Oôstzaen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Poelenburg and Walvisbuurt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gemeentehuis Oostzaan and De Kunstgreep.
North Holland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Amsterdam, Haarlem, Alkmaar, and Schiphol Airport.
Curious Places to Discover
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