Volendam (nld)

Volendam

Volendam ranks 3,057th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Woodford, London, Novgorod Governorate, and Kokubunji, Tokyo. Memorable people born in Volendam include Gerrie Mühren, Arnold Mühren, and Wim Jonk. Memorable people who died in Volendam include Gerrie Mühren, and Frits Thaulow. Volendam has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers and the death place of many soccer players, and painters. Volendam is located in Netherlands.

Volendam is a tourist town in the municipality of Edam-Volendam, province of North Holland, Netherlands, known for its streets, old fishing boats and the traditional clothing worn by some residents. The women's costume of Volendam, with its high, pointed bonnet, is one of the most recognizable of the Dutch traditional costumes, and is often featured on tourist postcards and posters. As of 1 January 2021, it has a population of 22,715. It is twinned with Coventry, England. Read more on Wikipedia