Zaan
| Zaan | ||
 J. den Uylbrug (named after the former Dutch Prime Minister Joop den Uyl ) |
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| location | Zaanstreek , North Holland , Netherlands | |
| River system | Zaan | |
| Drain over | North Sea Canal → North Sea | |
| River basin district | Rhine | |
| origin | Confluence of the Tapsloot (von der Markervaart ) and Knollendammer Vaart between Oost- and West-Knollendam 52 ° 31 ′ 8 ″ N , 4 ° 47 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| muzzle | as Voorzaan in the North Sea Canal Coordinates: 52 ° 25 '10 " N , 4 ° 50' 27" E 52 ° 25 '10 " N , 4 ° 50' 27" E
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| length | 10 km to the dam in Zaandam 52 ° 26 ′ 20 ″ N , 4 ° 49 ′ 35 ″ E | |
| Communities | Zaanstad , Wormerland | |
The Zaan is a ten-kilometer-long river that runs right through the municipality of Zaanstad , with the first few kilometers forming the border with the municipality of Wormerland : from Oostknollendam (to Wormerland) and West-Knollendam (to Zaanstad) in the north to the dam in Zaandam in the south.
From the dam on, the flowing water is called Voorzaan and there forms a connection with the North Sea Canal .
The Zaan was originally a Fehnkanal and ran from the Starnmeer to the IJ .
Bridges over the Zaan
The bridges for motorized vehicles across the Zaan from north to south:
- Clausbrug ( Wormer )
- Zaanbrug (between Wormerveer and Wormer)
- Julianabrug (between Zaandijk and Zaanse Schans )
- Coenbrug ( Rijksweg 8 )
- Willem Alexanderbrug (between Koog aan de Zaan and Zaandam )
- Bernhardbrug (Zaandam)
- Beatrixbrug (Zaandam)
- Wilhelminabrug (Zaandam)
- J. den Uylbrug (Zaandam)
See also
literature
- Thijs de Gooijer, Molens lang de Zaan, Uitgeverij René de Milliano, Alkmaar 2005. ISBN 90-72810-50-3 .
- Karel Tomeï, Boven de Zaan, Uitgeverij Inmerc bv, Wormer, 2000. ISBN 90-6611-097-X .
Web links
Commons : Zaan - collection of images, videos and audio files
