Zaanstad Zaanstad is a Dutch municipality in the province of North Holland , situated northwest of Amsterdam . Its main city is Zaandam . It is part of the conurbation and metropolitan area of Amsterdam . It had a population of in.Topography Population centres The municipality of Zaanstad is also mainly a conurbation itself and consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Assendelft , Koog aan de Zaan , Krommenie , Westzaan , Wormerveer , Zaandam, Zaandijk . However, being surrounded by countryside and due to its relatively protracted shape that follows the river Zaan , a rural atmosphere is always nearby.Railway stations in Zaanstad The municipal council of Zaanstad consists of 39 seats, which are divided as follows:PvdA , VVD , ZOG, SP , GroenLinks , D66 , CDA , TROTS, ROSA, ChristenUnie , Democratisch Zaanstad, POV, PvdIJ, Dissels.Zaans Museum Zaanse Schans Czar Peter HouseNotable people from Zaanstad The Arts Pieter Jansz . Saenredam a painter of the Dutch Golden Age Anton Mauve realist painter , leading member of the Hague School Jan Verkade post-Impressionist and Christian Symbolist painter Piet Zwart , graphic designer , industrial designer and typographer Dick Laan children's writer and film pioneer Aafje Heynis contralto Piet Kee organist and composer Han Bennink , jazz drummer and percussionist Kathinka Pasveer flautistPublic thinking & Public Service Adriaan Pelt journalist, international civil servant and diplomat Johannes Kleiman resident who helped hide Anne Frank and her family Hanneke Ippisch , member of the Dutch resistance in World War II Tom Viezee Christian minister and former politician, Mayor of Zeewolde 1999-2004 Emine Bozkurt , politicianScience & Business Pieter Bleeker medical doctor, ichthyologist , and herpetologist Christiaan Eijkman physician and professor of physiology, joint winner the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1929 for the discovery of vitamins Cornelis Zwikker scientist, mostly in physics, chemistry and acoustics E. G. van de Stadt yacht designer Simon de Wit rower and CEO of the supermarket chain Simon de Wit Gerrit Jan Heijn businessman with Ahold , kidnapped and murdered Floris Takens , mathematician Willem Ouweneel biologist, philosopher and theologianSport Jaap Boot athlete, bronze medallist in the 1924 Summer Olympics Jaap Kraaier flatwater canoeist, bronze medallist at the 1936 Summer Olympics Nicolaas Tates canoeist, bronze medallist at the 1936 Summer Olympics Mieke Jaapies sprint canoer, silver medallist in the 1972 Summer Olympics Cees Stam a former track cyclist and four-time world champion stayer Toos Beumer swimmer, team bronze medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics Johnny Rep former footballer Annemarie Sanders an equestrian, silver medallist in the Team Dressage 1992 Summer Olympics Luc Nijholt football manager and a former player Ronald Koeman retired footballer and manager of the Netherlands national team since 2018. Wietse van Alten an archer, bronze medallist 2000 Summer Olympics International relations twinned with:Gallery
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