Zandvoort

(population: 16,866 in 2004) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality covers an area of 44.34 km² (of which 12.30 km² water).

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The municipality of Zandvoort also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Bentveld.

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Zandvoort is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is also the site of the country's most important automobile racing circuit, Circuit Zandvoort.

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There is a nudist beach: from the center 2 km to the south, ca. 6 caf?s/restaurants; it extends several kilometers further south.

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Netherlands: The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland; IPA pronunciation: /"ne:d?rlant/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.(Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional m...

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