Nederland
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
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Constituent states of the Kingdom: Aruba · Curaçao · Sint Maarten · Netherlands – Caribbean Netherlands: Bonaire · Saba · Sint Eustatius
Provinces of the Netherlands: Drenthe · Flevoland · Friesland · Gelderland · Groningen · Limburg · North Brabant · North Holland · Overijssel · South Holland · Utrecht · Zeeland
The Netherlands is a country with 12 provinces in Europe and three special communities in the Caribbean Sea.
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Main category: Symbols of the Netherlands
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Roundel
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The Netherlands in Europe
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flood
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12 provinces
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The lighthouse at Marken
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tech companies
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Den Haag
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Hoek of Holland
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Rotterdam
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Utrecht
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Haastrecht
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football
Language / Taal
editNotable Dutch people / Beroemde Nederlanders
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Count Floris V of Holland and Zeeland (1254-1296)
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Desiderius Erasmus, humanist and theologian (1466/9-1536)
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Hadrianus VI, served as Pope 1522-1523
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William the Silent, stadholder and first leader of the Dutch revolt (1533-1584)
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St. Petrus Canisius, Catholic apologetic (1521-1597)
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Hugo Grotius, jurist, philosopher, playwright, and poet. (1583-1645)
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Rembrandt, Dutch painter and etcher (1606-1669)
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Johan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of the Dutch Republic (1625-1672)
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Michiel de Ruyter, admiral (1607-1676)
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Jan van Riebeeck, founder of the Cape Colony (1619-1677)
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Christiaan Huygens, mathematician, astronomer and physicist (1629-1695)
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Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek tradesman, scientist and father of microbiology (1632-1723)
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Isabelle de Charrière, Writer of letters, novels, pamphlets and plays (1714-1805)
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Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, politician (1798-1872)
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Multatuli (pseudonym of Eduard Douwes Dekker), novellist (1820-1887)
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema, painter (1836 - 1912)
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Abraham Kuyper, Theologian and politician (1837 - 1920)
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Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1853-1928)
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Piet Mondriaan, painter and publicist (1872-1944)
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Johan Huizinga, Historian and philosopher (1872 - 1945)
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Misha Mengelberg, Composer and pianist (1935 - 2017)
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Wim Duisenberg politician and banker (1935 - 2005)
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Ard Schenk, World champion speed skating (1944-)
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Herman van Veen, stage performer and singer/songwriter (1945-)
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Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1967-)
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1894 flooding
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Eise Jeltes Eisinga (1744-1828) Bouwer van het oudste werkende planetarium ter wereld.