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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.7855,Lat: 52.5177
Elevation	-3 meter above sea level
Local time	2:36:18am
Name province/region (Provincie)	Noord-Holland
Official website region	Official link Noord-Holland
Wiki-website Gemeente (Gemeente)	Zaanstad

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oostknollendam	0.4 km	East
2 Markenbinnen	1.5 km	North
3 Krommenie	2.2 km	SouthWest
4 Stierop	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Krommeniedijk	2.3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	18 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	188 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	337 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is 't Zwet (1.1 km² at a distance of 1.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 110.6 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 155 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 23 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

57.3 km2

72.9%

Urban area

12.4 km2

15.8%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

7.3 km2

9.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Westknollendam in country Netherlands

Westknollendam at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Westknollendam Netherlands

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	4.2 km	North
2 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	9.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	18 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Wormer- en Jisperveld & Kalverpolder	NL	0.4 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Krommenie

Type of weather in Krommenie	few clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 16 September 2026:	12 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	07:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:55 Europe/Amsterdam