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Tourism in the Netherlands is a relatively small sector of the country's economy with a total contribution of 5.4% to gross domestic product and 9.6% to employment. In 2017 the Netherlands was visited by 17 million foreign tourists (with more than 5 million coming from Germany ), making it the 20th most visited country in the world.
Many towns and larger villages hold their own Kermesse once every year. It can best be described as a mix of feasting, dancing, sports and funfair attractions. Birthday. Birthdays, called Year days in Dutch, are greeted with enthusiasm in Dutch culture. Family and friends will probably visit, call or send a card. It is considered to be anti ...
1 October – Mark Rutte becomes Secretary-General of NATO. [32] 30 October – The Northern Netherlands District Court imposes a daily fine of 50,000 euros ($54,000) on the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers for failing to reduce overcrowding in a migrant reception center in Ter Apel that houses more 2,000 people. [33]
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Images of Jews and Judaism in the Netherlands (2 C) M. Maps of the Netherlands (1 C, 3 P) P. PD Netherlands (2 C) Political posters of the Netherlands (8 F)
Media in category "Featured pictures of the Netherlands" The following 101 files are in this category, out of 101 total. 526452-Fort Pampus.jpg 3,000 × 2,073; 4.28 MB.
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Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3. John B. Roney (2009). "Chronology". Culture and Customs of the Netherlands. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-34808-2. Friso Wielenga (2015). "Timeline". A History of the Netherlands: From the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1 ...