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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8063,Lat: 52.4743
Elevation	-2 meter above sea level
Local time	21:23:19pm
Name province/region	Noord-Holland
Name Subregion	Zaanstad

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Haaldersbroek	1.5 km	East
2 Koog aan de Zaan	1.8 km	South
3 Wormerveer	2.1 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Westzaan	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Wormer	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	13 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	184 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	332 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Zaan (0.8 km² at a distance of 0.5 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 106.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 149 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, low location: 0%, The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Reclamed lakes-polders - Flat Peaty meadows-area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 19 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lelystad Airport (at a distance of 49 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

46.3 km2

59%

Urban area

26 km2

33.1%

Water - Lakes

3.2 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Zaandijk in country Netherlands

Zaandijk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	9 km	North
2 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	11 km	NorthEast
3 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	13 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Polder Westzaan	NL	0.6 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Zaanstad

Type of weather in Gemeente Zaanstad	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam