Westzaan

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Westzaan is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland, known for its historic peatlands and traditional Zaan region architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
country Netherlands
countryCode NL NERFINISHED
governedBy municipal council of Zaanstad NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle traditional Zaan region architecture
hasBuildingMaterialTradition wooden construction
hasCharacteristic historic village center
rural character
hasClimate temperate oceanic climate
hasCulturalRegion Zaan region NERFINISHED
hasDialingCode 075
hasEconomicHistory agriculture
peat cutting
hasHeritage historic peatlands
hasLandUseHistory peat extraction
hasLanguage Dutch
hasNearbyProtectedArea peat meadow landscapes
hasNotableFeature dikes and canals
historic churches
polder landscape
traditional wooden houses
hasPostalCodePrefix 1551
hasRegionalLanguage Zaans dialect NERFINISHED
hasRegionCode NH
hasReligiousBuilding Dutch Reformed church NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalIndustry dairy farming
horticulture
small-scale farming
hasTransport regional bus connections
hasUrbanRelation commuter village for Amsterdam region
locatedIn Randstad metropolitan area NERFINISHED
low-lying reclaimed land
municipality of Zaanstad NERFINISHED
province of North Holland NERFINISHED
region of Zaanstreek
Western Netherlands
surface form: western Netherlands
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear North Sea Canal NERFINISHED
Zaan River NERFINISHED
Zaandam NERFINISHED
partOf Zaanstad NERFINISHED
Zaanstreek NERFINISHED
roadAccessVia A7 motorway NERFINISHED
A8 motorway NERFINISHED

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Zaanstad contains Westzaan