Zaandam

Zaandam is a medium-sized town just north of the Dutch capital Amsterdam. It is a short journey from Amsterdam. Wikivoyage

Population 78,682 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Netherlands

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 911AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

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• Czar Peter House Museum · 640 m
• Czaar Peter I Memorial · 810 m
• Februaristaking Memorial · 860 m
• House painted by Monet in 1871 Attraction · 640 m
• Fronik Buurtboerderij Zoo · 780 m
• MonetAtelier Museum · 920 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Friture 1

All 1 places to eat

Getting around

• Zaandam 1.5 km
• Station 650 m
• Zaandam kade Zaantheater 830 m
• Hempontplein 1.8 km
• Hembrugterrein 2.0 km
• Zaandam Kogerveld 2.6 km

More train stations: Koog aan de Zaan 2.8 km, Zaandijk Zaanse Schans 4.1 km, Amsterdam Sloterdijk 5.1 km

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