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Assendelft () is a town in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad. Assendelft was a separate municipality until 1974, when the municipality of Zaanstad was formed. However, Assendelft didn't want to be part of Zaanstad and pled together with Krommenie to be part of a new municipality called Krommenie-Assendelft. Zaanstad is part of the Amsterdam Agglomeration (GA).

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Place details

Locality
Assendelft
Region
Noord-Holland
Country
Nederland
Population
24,230
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Assendelft
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.native_name_lang
nl
Settlement.image_skyline
Watertoren assendelft2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
The water tower of Assendelft
Settlement.image_flag
Assendelft_dorpsvlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Assendelft wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Zaanstad
Settlement.elevation_m
-1.0

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Wikidata facts

Population
1946
Image
Watertoren assendelft2.jpg
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Commons category
Assendelft
postal code
1567
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  • Train services
  • Rural culture
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Assendelft () is a town in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad. Assendelft was a separate municipality until 1974, when the municipality of Zaanstad was formed. However, Assendelft didn't want to be part of Zaanstad and pled together with Krommenie to be part of a new municipality called Krommenie-Assendelft. Zaanstad is part of the Amsterdam Agglomeration (GA).

The North Sea Canal connects Assendelft with Amsterdam and Velsen, and it lies about 13 km northeast of Haarlem and about 15 km south of Alkmaar.

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