Oostzaan
Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oostzaan (Dutch pronunciation: [oːstˈsaːn] ⓘ) 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. Oostzaan has a total area of 16.08 km2 (6.21 sq mi) of which 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) is water.
Oostzaan | |
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Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°53′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Marvin Polak (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 16.08 km2 (6.21 sq mi) |
• Land | 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
• Water | 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 9,689 |
• Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 1510–1511 |
Area code | 075 |
Website | www |
Oostzaan—together with Westzaan and Assendelft—are considered the "mother towns" of the Zaanstreek (the region around the River Zaan), of which they are the three oldest towns. Oostzaan also played a role in the VOC and WIC shipping and shipbuilding.
17th century Oostzaan was the home of the pirate Claes Compaen. Originally a privateer for the Dutch Republic, he soon began to act as a pirate, capturing several hundred ships.[5] A street in Oostzaan is named after him.
The town has a Reformed church with a cruciform groundplan, the Great Church (1760), which contains two ship models that recall the days when Oostzaan was an important sea-faring community. In the Oostzijderveld area of Oostzaan stands a windmill, De Windjager (The Wind Hunter).