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Westzaan is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km northeast of Haarlem. Westzaan was a separate municipality until 1974, when it became a part of Zaanstad. In 2001, the town of Westzaan had 2130 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.34 km², and contained 834 residences.〔Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' (). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.〕 The statistical district "Westzaan", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4580.〔Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005'' (). As of 1 January 2005.〕 Westzaan has the only wind powered paper mill in the world. == Famous people from Westzaan == *Ralph Been (soccer player at Northwood University) 1988–present *Niels Kraaier (foreign correspondent in Australia) *Wolter Kroes (famous Dutch singer) *Edith Habraken (well known musician in Zwitserland) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Westzaan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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