Zandvoort
Zandvoort | |
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Zandvoort Town Hall | |
Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°22′N 4°32′E / 52.367°N 4.533°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | David Moolenburgh (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.97 km2 (16.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 32.12 km2 (12.40 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 17,168 |
| • Density | 534/km2 (1,380/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Zandvoorter |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2040–2042, 2116 |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | www |
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Zandvoort (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɑntfoːrt] ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park and the Amsterdam water supply dunes. It hosts the country's most prominent motor racing circuit, Circuit Zandvoort.
The municipality of extends to take in Bentveld; it had a population of 16,954 in 2017. A nudist bathing section of the beach begins about 2 km to the south, with six eateries, which extends kilometers further.