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Greater Netherlands (Dutch: Groot-Nederland, pronounced [ˌɣroːt ˈneːdərlɑnt]) is an irredentist concept which unites the Netherlands, Flanders, and sometimes Brussels. Additionally, a Greater Netherlands state may include the annexation of the French Westhoek , Suriname , formerly Dutch-speaking areas of Germany and France , or even the ...
Middenmeer is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland.It is part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about 23 km north of Hoorn.. Middenmeer was established in 1932 under the name of Sluis III.
The subregions (Dutch: streek or landstreek (plural: (land)streken), literally translating to a combination of 'land/country area/region') are non-administrative area in the Netherlands that can be demarcated on grounds of cohesion with regards to culture or landscape.
West Netherlands (West-Nederland) NL3 Utrecht: NL31 Utrecht: NL310 North Holland: NL32 Kop van North Holland NL321 Alkmaar and surroundings NL328 IJmond NL323 Haarlem agglomeration NL324 Zaanstreek: NL325 Greater Amsterdam: NL329 Het Gooi and Vechtstreek: NL327 South Holland: NL33 Leiden and Bollenstreek: NL337 The Hague: NL332 Delft and ...
Mijdrecht is the location for the Dutch branch of S. C. Johnson & Son, where it is housed in an office building designed by Hugh Maaskant on the Groot-Mijdrechtstraat. [ 16 ] The following numbers of businesses by sector were reported by Statistics Netherlands for 2016: [ 9 ]
Few fishing boats thus now remain in the Harbour, which now is home mainly to yachts. An annual event illustrating the former importance of the fishing industry to Harderwijk is Aaltjesdag, which translates to Eel day. Fish can still be bought at stands and restaurants on the boulevard throughout the year except for the winter months.
The town is also well known as the setting of the third day of the Nijmeegse Vierdaagse when walkers participating in this international event have to pass through the town and the surrounding hills. Groesbeek is also famous for having one of the biggest parades in the Netherlands on the Sunday of the Catholic carnival.
Noordoostpolder (Dutch: [ˈnoːrt.oːstˌpɔldər] ⓘ; English: "North-East Polder") is a polder and municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands.Formerly, it was also called Urker Land.