Oostzaan

Oostzaan consists of several hamlets, • Achterdichting (Get Behind The Seal), • De Heul, • Kerkbuurt (church neighborhood), • Noordeinde (North end), • Zuideinde (South end). Kerkbuurt and the northern part of Zuideinde are the center of Oostzaan. == Local government ==

The municipal council of Oostzaan consists of 13 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows: ==Economy==

The poultry company Meyn Food Processing Technology is headquartered in Oostzaan. == Notable people ==

• Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (before 1470 – 1533) a Northern Netherlandish designer of woodcuts and a painter • Claes Gerritszoon Compaen (1587 in Oostzaan – 1660 in Oostzaan) a Dutch corsair, merchant, a privateer for the Dutch Republic and pirate • Albert Heijn (1865 in Oostzaan – 1945) a Dutch entrepreneur who founded Albert Heijn, a Dutch supermarket chain • Grietje de Jongh (1924 in Oostzaan – 2002) a Dutch sprinter, competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics • Robert Tijdeman (born 1943 in Oostzaan) a Dutch mathematician, specializing in number theory, wrote Tijdeman's theorem • Trijnie Rep (born 1950 in Oostzaan) a Dutch former speed skater, who competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics • Charles Zwolsman Sr. (1955 in Oostzaan – 2011) a Dutch drug dealer and professional racecar driver • Rosemarijn Dral (born 1985 in Oostzaan) a Dutch politician, member of the Dutch House of Representatives since 2024 == Gallery ==

File:Gemeentehuis Oostzaan.jpg|The town hall of Oostzaan File:Kerkbuurt 27, Oostzaan.JPG|Kerkbuurt 27, Oostzaan File:Mill Twiske at Oostzaan in the morningsun at 21 November 2014 - panoramio.jpg|Mill Twiske at Oostzaan File:Zaanse schans straote.jpg|Zaanse schans straote File:Church in the center of Oostzaan - panoramio.jpg|Church in the center of Oostzaan == References ==