Krommenie

Krommenie is a town within the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 15 km northeast of Haarlem. Krommenie turned into a separate municipality until 1974, whilst the brand new municipality of Zaanstad becomes created. The statistical district "Krommenie", which covers the village and the encompassing geographical region, has a population of around 17,410. Krommenie is the first metropolis in the world to have a solar bikepath SolaRoad, a direction manufactured from a transparent surface over sun cells to generate strength fed back to the grid.

The course, over 70 meters long, is to check engineering feasibility. The town is served through Krommenie-Assendelft railway station. From here there are 4 trains an hour to Amsterdam in one path and Uitgeest – Alkmaar in the different, with a journey time of 25 minutes. Zuiderstraat and Noorderhoofdstraat comprise a number of examples of Zaan timber structure relationship from the 17th - nineteenth centuries, historically painted green and white.