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Amsterdam. Amsterdam (/ ˈæmstərdæm / AM-stər-dam, UK also / ˌæmstərˈdæm / AM-stər-DAM, [12][13] Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ⓘ; literally, " Dam in the Amstel ") [14] is the capital [a] and most populated city of the Netherlands. It has a population of 921,402 [15] within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the urban area [9] and 2,480,394 ...
Keukenhof is situated on the 15th-century hunting grounds of Slot Teylingen; it was the castle's kitchen garden (in Dutch: keukentuin), providing game, fruit and vegetables. The most noted inhabitant, and beneficiary of the garden was Countess Jacoba van Beieren (1401–1436). [8] In 1638, the estate was purchased by Adriaen Maertensz Block ...
Willemstad was established as a trading settlement by merchants from the Netherlands in 1634. The modern town consists of several historic districts, which reflect the mix of Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese cultural influences, as well as the Afro-Caribbean. Several historic houses are painted in bright colours, which is a tradition dating to ...
This list of cities, towns and villages in the Netherlands by province is a survey of lists by province: List of cities, towns and villages in Drenthe. List of cities, towns and villages in Flevoland. List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland. List of cities, towns and villages in Gelderland. List of cities, towns and villages in Groningen.
Gouda, South Holland. Gouda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣʌudaː] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, between Rotterdam and Utrecht, in the province of South Holland. Gouda has a population of 75,000 and is famous for its Gouda cheese, stroopwafels, many grachten, smoking pipes, and its 15th-century city hall.
edam-volendam.nl. Edam (Dutch pronunciation: [eːˈdɑm] ⓘ) is a city in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Combined with Volendam, Edam forms the municipality of Edam-Volendam. Approximately 7,380 people live in Edam. The entire municipality of Edam-Volendam has 28,492 inhabitants.
Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than 100 kilometers (62 mi) of grachten (canals), about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals (Herengracht, Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht), dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age, form concentric belts around the city, known as the Grachtengordel.
Original site. The oldest historical record of a building at the location of the current castle dates to 1391. In that year, the De Haar family received the castle and the surrounding lands as a fiefdom from Hendrik van Woerden. The castle remained in the ownership of the De Haar family until 1440, when the last male heir died childless.