- Santpoort-Zuid
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caption = Santpoort-Zuid in the municipality of Velsen.Santpoort-Zuid (coord|52|25|N|4|38|E|type:city(3280)) is a village in the Dutch province of
North Holland . It is a part of the municipality ofVelsen , and lies to the west of North-Haarlem (Schoten). Santpoort-Zuid is bordered by the village ofBloemendaal to the south and the village ofSantpoort-Noord to the north. There is a railway station in the village andAmsterdam Centraal can be reached in 20 minutes. En route to Amsterdam Central, the train stops atBloemendaal , Haarlem, Haarlem-Spaarnwoude (forIKEA ), andAmsterdam Sloterdijk (change forSchiphol Airport ). It takes approximately 15 minutes by car to reach either the beach atBloemendaal aan Zee orIJmuiden (North Sea Canal to Amsterdam/Ferry to Newcastle, England). A famous historic site in Santpoort-Zuid is the Ruin of Brederode.The statistical area "Santpoort-Zuid", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3280.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]References
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