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411: 80: 434: 419: 767: 755: 40: 1429: 55: 403: 65: 1112: 1129: 1104: 1085: 1013: 480: 488:, Zandvoort was heavily damaged. On May 23, 1942, beach access was no longer permitted and several months later the town was almost completely vacated. Resorts and avenues were demolished to make way for the coastal fortifications of the 991: 342: 463:. The village was dependent on fishing for many centuries until the 19th century when it started to transform itself into a seaside resort, following the pattern set by similar towns in the 790: 613: 868: 1182: 1050: 1484: 410: 348: 30: 1479: 568: 478:
connection to Haarlem in 1899, which greatly increased the beach tourism. In 1905 one of the earliest Dutch fictional films was shot in the town,
79: 1175: 626:(1858–1925) German artist and writer, painter and printmaker died of pneumonia in Zandvoort having made a final visit to see his favourite 300: 504: 507:. Zandvoort continues to be a major Dutch resort location, where nearly half of all employment is related to tourism. The Dutch singer 1043: 93: 1453: 536: 580: 1168: 372: 288: 157: 559: 898: 1036: 1448: 352: 280: 137: 647:(1929–1945) Jewish diarist and victim of the Holocaust, and her family used to regularly visit Zandvoort in the summer. 394:
bathing section of the beach begins about 2 km to the south, with six eateries, which extends kilometers further.
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and chronicling chaos and mayhem on the first seaside train, was a hit in the summer of 1983.
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in 1884 and 1885. In the middle of the same century, potato cultivation started in the dunes.
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After the war, the town's growth accelerated, matching the growth in tourism. In 1948,
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De mésaventure van een Fransch heertje zonder pantalon aan het strand te Zandvoort
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resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal
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of Zandvoort consists of 17 seats, which are divided as follows since 2022:
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and the Amsterdam water supply dunes. It hosts the country's most prominent
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for several decades, until 1985. The Dutch GP returned in 2021, in the
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In 1881 the railway station near the coast opened, followed by
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Zandvoort has a station, with half-hourly services to
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Municipality
Zandvoort Town Hall
Flag of Zandvoort
Coat of arms of Zandvoort
Highlighted position of Zandvoort in a municipal map of North Holland
52°22′N 4°32′E / 52.367°N 4.533°E / 52.367; 4.533
Country
Netherlands
Province
North Holland
Municipal council
Mayor
David Moolenburgh
CDA
Demonym
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Postcode
Area code
www.zandvoort.nl
[ˈzɑntˌfoːrt]

municipality
province
North Holland
Netherlands

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