Krommenie () is a town in the

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province of

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Zaanstad 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 in . Topography Popu ...

, and lies about 15 km northeast of

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History

Krommenie developed in the 11th century as a

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excavation settlement. In 1702, it severely damaged by fire. During the 19th century, Krommenie started to industrialise. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church from the 15th century. It was severely damaged in 1574 by fire and extensively modified and restored between 1657 and 1658. The

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was built in 1602 as a

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in a farm. It was enlarged in 1633 and modified in 1826. Krommenie was a separate municipality until 1974, when the new municipality of Zaanstad was created. Krommenie is the first town in the world to have a solar bikepath (

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), a path made of a transparent surface over solar cells to generate electricity fed back to the grid. The path, over 70 meters long, was to test engineering feasibility.

Train services

The town is served by

Krommenie-Assendelft railway station Krommenie-Assendelft is a railway station in Krommenie and Assendelft, Netherlands. The station lies on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway, and was opened on 1 November 1869. The station had a goods yard, but no longer does. The station had remain ...

. From here there are 4 trains an hour to Amsterdam in one direction and Uitgeest – Alkmaar in the other, with a journey time of 25 minutes.

References

{{Authority control Zaanstad Former municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland

History

Train services

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