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The foundations of many Zaan houses are in bad shape. Perhaps this also applies to your home. You may have already discovered that something is wrong with your living environment. Cracks in the wall, doors and windows that no longer close properly or clamp, subsidence… Signals that you need to take action and perhaps do something about the […]
In ancient Greece, the agora was the market place, the place where social life took place. A place for meeting, education, politics and trade. The Agora foundation originated from a meeting of different organizations and schools on philosophical and educational points. These merged in 2001 into one large organization. Agora is a foundation for special primary education […]
In the menu you can choose which information about the rates of the DJ School Zaanstad you want to view. A price indication is therefore stated with the various options. Basic DJ / beginners DJ course Advanced DJ course Separate DJ Lesson DJ Introduction lesson Group DJ Les Producer Les DJ workshop Company outing Schools Children’s […]
Het Zaans Medisch Centrum is hét ziekenhuis voor de inwoners van de Zaanstreek en wijde omgeving. Al meer dan 100 jaar mogen we u bijstaan met goede medische zorg. Zowel in de mooie momenten van het leven, bijvoorbeeld bij een geboorte, als in moeilijke tijden van ziek zijn. Daar zijn we trots op. Ons ziekenhuis is […]
The Zaanse Schans is a freely accessible living and working area in the year 1850. Stroll past the bakery museum and enjoy the smell of fresh cakes, or take a look inside the warehouse where clogs are made. The cheese factory, tin foundry and the various mills should not be missed either. The Zaanse Schans is […]
The Czar Peter House is a historical building in Zaandam, the Netherlands. It is best known as the place where Tsar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy. The building was constructed in 1632. Peter had met the Zaandam blacksmith and craftsman Gerrit Kist when Kist had worked for the tsar in Moscow. Upon visiting the Zaanstreek, Peter insisted on staying with Kist in his […]
De Zoeker (The Seeker) is the name of an oil windmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. Its purpose is to press seeds such as linseed and rapeseed into vegetable oil. It is the only oil mill still in operation, and is one of five remaining oil mills in the area. The mill was built in 1672 in Zaandijk. The mill continued with few interruptions until 1968, when it was […]
De Kat is the only remaining working windmill in the world which makes paint. The mill is in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. The original mill ‘De Kat’ was built in 1646 as an oil mill. In 1782 the mill was destroyed by fire but the mill was rapidly rebuilt again. The mill was in use until 1904 and then was partially demolished. In […]
The Wooden Shoe Workshop at the Zaanse Schans was founded more than 40 years ago. The Wooden Shoe Workshop was the first company to be set up at the Zaanse Schans. On 1 April 1974, Jaap and Ineke Kooijman decided to preserve the Dutch craft of clog-making for future generations to enjoy. The historical Zaanse Schans, […]
Het Jonge Schaap (The young sheep) is the name of a wooden wind powered sawmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad. The original mill was built in 1680 and demolished in 1942. Between 2005 and 2007, a replica of the mill at the Zaanse Schans, between the mills “De Zoeker” and “De Bonte Hen“. The construction of the […]
Welcome to the Zaanse Verhalenbank. A place where stories come together from and for Zaankanters about the Zaan region. Big stories, small stories about living, living, working in the Zaanstreek. Memories from personal experience as well as stories from family and friends are recorded by story collectors who are associated with the project as volunteers. MuseumShop The Zaans […]
Replicas of Monet’s 25 Zaan paintings can be seen in the Monet Atelier in Zaandam. A number of those replicas were made by renowned Zaanse artists. The collection of paintings offers a unique look at Monet’s work and at the same time an impression of Zaandam in 1871. Monet painted twenty-four landscapes and one portrait during this […]
Zaanstad is a Dutch municipality in the province of North Holland, situated northwest of Amsterdam. Its main city is Zaandam. It is part of the conurbation and metropolitan area of Amsterdam. It had a population of 155,885 in 2019. The municipality of Zaanstad is a conurbation itself and consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Assendelft, Koog aan de Zaan, Krommenie, Westzaan, Wormerveer, Zaandam, Zaandijk. However, being surrounded by countryside and […]