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Municipalities in Netherlands with links

408 municipalities in the Netherlands with links to the individual municipality. Most of the websites of the municipalities arte in Dutch.

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The Netherlands - Key Facts

Full country name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Area: 41,526 sq km

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Dutch flag & Coat of Arms

The Greater Coat of Arms of the Realm, (or "Groot Rijkswapen"), is the personal coat of arms of the monarch of the Netherlands (currently Queen Beatrix).

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10 Funny Facts About The Netherlands

1. More than a quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level. In addition to that, 50% of its land lies less than one meter above sea level. Schiphol is actually 4.5 meters below sea level. Luckily, the Netherlands is not in a tsunami-prone part of the world.

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Municipalities in Holland - Netherlands

All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities (gemeenten), together 441 (2009).

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Top 10 facts about The Netherlands

Fact 1:
The capital city of The Netherlands is Amsterdam.

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Alphabetic list cities and places

All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities (gemeenten), together 441 (2009).

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Factbook Netherlands

The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world.

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Netherlands facts

The Netherlands is sometimes called Holland after its provinces of North and South Holland.

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Fun facts about the Netherlands - Did you know that.........

.* "the Netherlands" and "Holland" are used to describe the same country?
* one quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level?

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