Krommenie
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 The statistical district of Krommenie in the municipality of Zaanstad. |
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| Country | Netherlands | |||
| Province | Noord-Holland | |||
| Municipality | Zaanstad | |||
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| • Total | 540 ha (1,330 acres) | |||
| Population | 17.410 | |||
Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°46′E / 52.500°N 4.767°E
Krommenie ([ˌkrɔməˈni]) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 15 km northeast of Haarlem.
Krommenie was a separate municipality until 1974, when the new municipality of Zaanstad was created.
The statistical district "Krommenie", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 17,410.
Krommenie is the first city in the world to have a solar bikepath (SolaRoad), a path made of a transparent surface over solar cells to generate electricity fed back to the grid. The path, over 70 meters long, is to test engineering feasibility.
The town is served by Krommenie-Assendelft railway station. 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.
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