Krommenie

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Krommenie
Flag of the Krommenie location
flag 		Coat of arms of the village of Krommenie
coat of arms
province North Holland North Holland
local community Flag of the municipality of Zaanstad Zaanstad
Area
 - land
 - water 		5.42  km 2
4.87 km 2
0.55 km 2
Residents 17,220 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates 52 ° 30 ′  N , 4 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′  N , 4 ° 46 ′  E
Important traffic route N8
prefix 075
Postcodes 1504, 1521, 1525, 1544, 1561
Location of Krommenie in the municipality of Zaanstad
Location of Krommenie in the municipality of ZaanstadTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map
Krommenie Town Hall
Nicholas Church in Krommenie

Krommenie is a village in the municipality of Zaanstad , North Holland province ( Netherlands ). The village has a rail connection via the Krommenie-Assendelft station .

Surname

The name Krommenie was first used at the end of the 13th century. The name is derived from Crommenye, a body of water between the Wijkermeer and the Langmeer .

history

Krommenie was an important center of canvas weaving in the Netherlands during the Golden Age . The quality of Krommenie's Dutch sailcloth was internationally known.

In 1974 Krommenie lost the status of an independent municipality and became part of the municipality of Zaanstad.

The village celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2001.

Attractions

At Krommenie is the Fort bij Krommeniedijk , a historical defensive position from the defense ring around Amsterdam . This defense ring of Amsterdam was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996 .

In and near Krommenie there are 25 national monuments ( Rijksmonumenten ).

In the fall of 2014, a 70-meter-long cycle path made of photovoltaic modules was built (SolaRoad). The cycle path is to be expanded to 100 meters by 2016 and then produce enough energy to supply up to three households. According to the operator, the balance of energy generation in 2015 was very positive.

Sons and daughters of the church

Born in Krommenie:

  • Aafje Heynis (singer);
  • Wim Hulst (Author)
  • Frits Jansma (poet)

Web links

Commons : Krommenie  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 19, 2018 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Dirk Damsma, Nico Siffels, Ido Weijers: Geen geld, geen goed. Het gezin van de zeildoekwever in Krommenie in de 19de eeuw . In: Tijdschrift voor sociale geschiedenis , Vol. 11 (1985), pp. 101–129.
  3. ↑ Energy revolution, Dutch people successfully build bicycle paths from solar modules in Economic Week Green and New Ways of Solar Power Production .
  4. ↑ Solar cycle path in Holland exceeds expectations .