The 1953 North Sea flood (Dutch, Watersnoodramp, literally "flood disaster") was a major flood caused by a heavy storm, that occurred on the night of Saturday 31 January 1953 and morning of 1 February ...
The 1953 North Sea flood (Dutch, Watersnoodramp, literally "flood disaster") was a major flood caused by a heavy storm, that occurred on the night of Saturday 31 January 1953 and morning of 1 February ...
... skaters). It is held in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands, touching every city (by history) of the province. It is held, in practice in January or February and not more than once ...
... was founded in 1973. Until the summer of 2004 it was located at Oude Schans 73-77 in the centre of the city. Since January 2005 it is housed in a new building at the Piet Heinkade 3, next to the Muziekgebouw ...
... which are usually open. The Maeslantkering is forecast to close about once per decade. Up until now (January 2012), it has closed only 1 time, in 2007. The project was finished with the construction of ...
... 40 kilometers. On January 1, 2019, the municipality of Rotterdam had 644,618 inhabitants, which together account for 174 nationalities. On 1 November 2019, Rotterdam had 650,711 inhabitants. The city region ...
... 1935 there was a passenger service on the North Friesland Railway, freight being carried until January 1938. Rederij Doeksen operate ferries to the Wadden islands of Vlieland and Terschelling that depart ...
Dokkum is a Dutch fortified town in the municipality of Dongeradeel in the province of Friesland. It has 12,635 inhabitants (January 1, 2013). The fortifications of Dokkum are well preserved and are ...
Exhibition On the road – Traveling with the photographer - 16 September 2016 to 8 January 2017. The exhibition On the road – Traveling with the photographer in the National Archives of the ...
The Nederlands Fotomuseum turns WHITE! From 14 September 2013 to 5 January 2014, the Nederlands Fotomuseum will present the exhibition WHITE | PHOTOGRAPHY, ART, DESIGN, FASHION, FILM.
This ...
... van der Heyden (1637–1712)
The "Admiraliteit van Veere" (Admiralty of Veere) was set up as a result of the Ordinance on the Admiralty of 8 January 1488 in an attempt to create a ...
Dokkum is a Dutch fortified town in the municipality of Dongeradeel in the province of Friesland. It has 13,145 inhabitants (January 1, 2006). The fortifications of Dokkum are well preserved and are ...
Kampen is a municipality, a city and an old Hanseatic city at the lower reaches of the river IJssel in the Dutch province of Overijssel.
The municipality of Kampen counts 50,073 inhabitants (January ...
Doesburg is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. Doesburg received city rights in 1237 and currently has 11,602 inhabitants (1 January 2007, source: CBS). ...
Hof van Twente is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, province Overijssel. The municipality came into being on January 1, 2001 as the result of the merger of the municipalities of Diepenheim, ...
... has 37,414 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2010), of which many thousands are students.
Location
Wageningen is situated on the north bank of the Lower Rhine, ("Nederrijn" in Dutch) and ...
... 2005.
The municipality is part of the "Stadsregio Arnhem-Nijmegen" (Cityregion Arnhem-Nijmegen (neighbouring city, 15 km (9 mi) north)), a metropolitan area with 736,107 inhabitants (January ...
... municipality has 56,275 inhabitants (January 1, 2012) and has an area of 79.67 km² (of which 0.57 km² is water). This makes Doetinchem the largest town (by population) in the Achterhoek. ...
... drugs street trading, especially to tourists.
New cabinet proposals for coffeeshops
Tourists can continue to visit coffeeshops in Amsterdam, also after 1 January 2013. This decision by Mayor ...
... especially the nearby city of 's-Hertogenbosch. Since 1 January 1999, Ammerzoden has been part of the municipality of Maasdriel.
Ammerzoden has a famous castle, 'Kasteel Ammersoyen', ...
... of January 1916. Plans for closing the Zuiderzee had been made over thirty years earlier but had not yet passed in parliament. With the completion of the Afsluitdijk in 1932, the Zuiderzee became the IJsselmeer, ...
Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on January 1, 1986; the twelfth province of the ...
... 1214: Storm flood affecting all parts of the Netherlands. Much erosion of peat areas.
* 1219 January 16: St. Marcellus' Flood (Sint-Marcellusvloed). Large parts of the north of the Netherlands ...
... when necessary, but which are usually open. The Maeslantkering is forecast to close about once per decade. Up until now (January 2012), it has closed only 1 time, in 2007. The project was finished with ...
... church in Veere, by Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)
The "Admiraliteit van Veere" (Admiralty of Veere) was set up as a result of the Ordinance on the Admiralty of 8 January 1488 in ...
... of the partition of Spain's European possessions. Following this, a congress opened at Utrecht on 29 January 1712, with the British representatives being John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol, and Thomas ...
... Beggars", who were trying to break the Siege of Haarlem.
The waterwolf could be a dangerous place during storms. It claimed a famous victim on 7 January 1629, when Frederick Henry of the Palatinate, ...
... province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands, touching every city (by history) of the province. It is held, in practice in January or February and not more than once in a winter, when the natural ...
... subdivided in water districts, governed by a water board (waterschap or hoogheemraadschap), each having authority in matters concerning water management. As of 1 January 2005 there are 27. The creation ...
... and initiatives, Amsterdam Marketing will present a further programme, including a grand opening in January for all residents, visitors and businesses of Amsterdam. Besides the many activities on and around ...
... A wide, tree-lined mall leads to the flagstaff that crowns the crest.
The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country ...
... January 2007.
Diamond Museum Amsterdam, a museum at the Museumplein about the history of diamonds.
Exhibition venues
Amsterdam EXPO, Amsterdam's newest exhibition venue, hosting ...
... Leiden was the publishing place of one of the most important contemporary journals, Nouvelles Extraordinaires de Divers Endroits, known also as Gazette de Leyde.
19th and 20th century
On 12 January ...
... mother came to live with the Franks, and remained with them until her death in January 1942.
In May 1940, Germany invaded the Netherlands, and the occupation government began to persecute Jews by ...
... military history as the only place where a navy was defeated on horseback. Occupying Holland in January 1795, the French continental army learned that the mighty Dutch navy had been frozen into the ice ...
... which was the source of the city's development.
Arnhem has almost 150,000 residents (per 1 January 2012) as one of the larger cities of the Netherlands. The municipality is part of the city region ...
... to the history of the textiles industry, both closed in January 2007, have merged, and have reopened in April 2008 in new premises on a new location under the name TwentseWelle (Source/Well of Twente). ...
... Nazi concentration camp complexes in western Europe located outside of Germany and Austria was named after 's-Hertogenbosch. It operated from January 1943, to September 1944 and was known to the Germans ...
... history. Reopened on the October 1st 2011 after renovations since January 2007.
Diamond Museum Amsterdam, a museum at the Museumplein about the history of diamonds.
Churches
Oude Kerk, Old Church ...
... other locations throughout the city (December/January).
* European Model United Nations (EuroMUN), an annual international conference in May and the second largest of its kind in Europe.
* Amstel ...
... than 10,000 visitors to the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area were personally interviewed between January and December 2011. This resulted in a wealth of information about where they stay, the activities they ...
... Museum, museum about Dutch maritime history. Reopened on the October 1st 2011 after renovations since January 2007.
Diamond Museum Amsterdam, a museum at the Museumplein about the history of diamonds. ...
... the October 1st 2011 after renovations since January 2007.
Diamond Museum Amsterdam, a museum at the Museumplein about the history of diamonds.
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... (Republicans) and the Prinsgezinden (Royalists or Orangists) as main factors.
Batavian Republic 1795-1806 On January 19, 1795, a day after stadtholder William V of Orange fled to England, the Batavian ...
... Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland).
Dependent areas: Aruba, Netherlands Antilles.
Independence: On 23 January 1579, the northern provinces of the Low Countries concluded ...
... RandstadRail. Consideration is being given to creating a Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan area (metropoolregio).
Composition On 1 January 2007 (source: Statistics Netherlands), the municipality covered ...
Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on January 1, 1986; the twelfth province of the country, ...
... Provinces was declared in 1581, Drenthe became part of it, although it did not gain provincial status until January 1, 1796 due to its poverty.
Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, the ...
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On 1 January 2004 the municipalities De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen were merged into a new municipality Westland, and Maasland and Schipluiden to another one, Midden-Delfland. ...