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Kinderdijk is situated in the Alblasserwaard polder at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The windmills of Kinderdijk are one of the best-known Dutch tourist sites.
The 1/25 scale miniature windmills of Kinderdijk (left) and Zaanse Schans B (right) in Tobu World Square, Japan. The mills are listed as national monuments and the entire area is a protected village view since 1993.
Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly (/ ˈ k ɑːr tʃ k ɪ ˈ r aɪ / KARCH kirr-EYE; born November 3, 1960) is an American volleyball player, coach, and broadcast announcer. He was a central part of the U.S National Team that won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games.
The village of Kinderdijk, well known for its windmills, is located at the northwest corner of the Alblasserwaard, where the Noord and the Lek join. Most of the Alblasserwaard is rural, but, partially under the influence of the cities of Rotterdam and Dordrecht on the borders of the area, the south and west are urbanised.
The FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held every four years until 2022 and has been rescheduled to take place every two years starting ...
Smith had a brief career as a television actor, appearing most notably on an episode of Magnum, P.I. as Magnum's volleyball partner who winds up dead under suspicious circumstances. [7] In 1990, Smith was selected as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People. [5]
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification: Qualification: List of FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship finals: List of finals, results by nation, results by confederation: National team appearances in the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship: Debut of national teams, summary: Men's World Cup: FIVB Volleyball Men's ...
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship (quadrennially) 1952: 2022: 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup (quadrennially) 1965: 2019: Defunct FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (quadrennially) 1973: 201923: Defunct FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup (quadrennially, replaced by the World Championship) 1993: 2017: Defunct