IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS - BELANGRIJKE TELEFOON NUMMERS
EMERGENCY - DIAL 112 - BIJ NOOD BEL 112
You can dial 112 when you urgently need an ambulance, the fire brigade or police. This number is a collective, nationwide emergency number.
Bel 112 indien u dringende een ambulance, brandweer of politie nodig heeft. Dit nummer is een collectief nationaal alarm nummer.
POLICE ( No emergency) - DIAL 0900-844 - POLITIE (Geen nood) BEL 0900 - 844
When you need police assistance and it is not an a case of emergency then you can dial 0900-844
Indien u politie assistentie nodig heeft en het is geen spoedgeval bel dan 0900-844
LIFE GUARD S FOR ZANDVDOORT BEACH OF AMSTERDAM
Station North on Boulevard Barnaart DIAL + 31 (0)23-5712376
Station South on Boulevart Paulus Loot DIAL +31(0)23- 5712687
PUBLIC PHONES
There are not many public phones You’ll find some at Amsterdam Central Station or at Schiphol Airport.
They accept credit cards and/or phone cards. The latter can be bought at call stores, supermarkets and tobacconists.
AREA CODES
The area code for Amsterdam is 020 and for Haarlem and Zandvoort - Beach of Amsterdam is 023
Calling a phone number in Holland:
• From outside the country: 00 31 and then always drop the leading 0 from the area code
• From within Holland but outside Amsterdam: dial first 020 and then the number
• From within Amsterdam: drop the area code
But if you use your cell phone while having a provider in your own country then always dial 0031 before you dial a local number.