Volendam

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Volendam

Total population

22,215

Coordinates52.50°, 5.07°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Annette Gerritsen

Dutch speed skater

Sita

Dutch singer

Geertje Dircx

Rembrandt's mistress after the death of his wife Saskia

Arnoud van Groen

Dutch bicycle racer

M

Marko Klok

volleyball player

Johannes Ens

Dutch theologian

Henk Lakeman

Dutch track cyclist and bicycle racer (1922-1975)

Pieter Floriszoon

Dutch admiral

Marlou van Rhijn

Dutch double-amputee runner

M

Mieke Havik

cyclist

Gonne Donker

speed skater from the Netherlands (1918-2005)

Pieter Martinus Heertjes

Dutch politician (1907-1983)

Wiebke Göetjes

Dutch singer

H

Herman Krumpelman

Dutch painter (1790-1875)

J

Jan Sanders

Dutch painter (1919-2000)

Richard Niessen

Dutch graphic designer (born 1972)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Holland

• Edam
  1.2 mi away · pop. 7,080
• Katwoude
  2.2 mi away · pop. 315
• Monnickendam
  3 mi away · pop. 9,790
• Marken
  3.1 mi away · pop. 1,820
• Middelie
  3.7 mi away · pop. 705
• Kwadijk
  4.1 mi away · pop. 765
• Purmerend
  4.5 mi away · pop. 95,912
• Zuiderwoude
  4.7 mi away · pop. 300
• Warder
  4.9 mi away · pop. 805
• Hobrede
  5 mi away · pop. 150
• Uitdam
  5.3 mi away · pop. 120
• Broek in Waterland
  5.3 mi away · pop. 2,715

Browse all places in North Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Volendam

Per Noord-Zuid er op uit!

Herbert Jan Frederik de Roy van Zuydewijn · 1968

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-10-02

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Seen 2026-09-29

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Seen 2026-09-29

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

Seen 2026-09-29

Fork-palped Harvestman

Dicranopalpus ramosus

Seen 2026-09-28

giant puffball

Calvatia gigantea

Seen 2026-09-27

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-09-27

Mottled Stink Bug

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

Seen 2026-09-25

Noble False Widow

Steatoda nobilis

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).