't Zand, Schagen

't Zand
Town

The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of 't Zand in the former municipality of Zijpe.
Coordinates: 52°50′14″N 4°45′17″E / 52.83722°N 4.75472°E / 52.83722; 4.75472Coordinates: 52°50′14″N 4°45′17″E / 52.83722°N 4.75472°E / 52.83722; 4.75472
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Municipality Schagen
Population (2001)[1]
 • Total 2,320
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

't Zand is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen and lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Den Helder.

In 2001, the town of 't Zand had 1,787 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.32 square kilometres (0.12 sq mi) and contained 692 residences.[1] The wider statistical area "'t Zand" has a population of around 2,320.[2]

Education

In 't Zand there are two primary schools; there are no secondary schools. Zandhope is a small village school with four classrooms catering for ages 4 to 12. St. Jozef (a Catholic school) has about 20 classrooms and caters for ages 4 to 14 years.

Transportation

't Zand is the site of one of the five operational vlotbruggen.

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Zijpe .



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