Zandvoort
Zandvoort | |
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Zandvoort Town Hall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
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 (9.8 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 |
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 host of the Dutch Grand Prix since 1950.
The municipality extends inland to take in Bentveld; it had a population of 16,954 in 2017. A nudist bathing section of the beach begins about 2 km (1¼ miles) to the south, with six eateries, which extends kilometers (miles) further.