Loevestein
Loevestein Castle (Slot Loevestein in Dutch) is a medieval castle built by the knight Dirc Loef van Horne (hence "Loef's stein" ((stone)) house) between 1357 and 1397.
Rotterdam (/ˈrɒtərdæm/ or /ˌrɒtərˈdæm/; Dutch: [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm]) is a city in South Holland, the Netherlands, located geographically within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt river delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river and people settled around it for safety. In 1340 Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland and slowly grew into a major logistic and economic centre. Nowadays it is home to Europe's largest port and has a population of 624,799 (2014, city proper), ranking second in the Netherlands. The Greater Rijnmond area is home to approximately 1.4 million people and the Rotterdam The Hague urban area makes for the 168th most populous urban area in the world.
Population: 598,199
Latitude: 51° 55' 21.00" N
Longitude: 4° 28' 45.01" E
Loevestein Castle (Slot Loevestein in Dutch) is a medieval castle built by the knight Dirc Loef van Horne (hence "Loef's stein" ((stone)) house) between 1357 and 1397.
The Kurhaus of Scheveningen, The Hague in the Netherlands is a hotel which is called the Grand Hotel Amrâth Kurhaus The Hague since October 2014. It is located in the main seaside resort area, near the beach.
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht ( pronunciation ) (population: 29,147 in 2014) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands.
The Railway Museum (Dutch: Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch national railway museum.
The City Center of The Hague (Dutch: Centrum) is the oldest and, with a population of 99,283 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013), the second largest of The Hague's eight districts, consisting of nine neighbourhoods.
The Hofvijver (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈhɔfɛivər]) is a small pond in the centre of The Hague. It is adjoined in the east by the Korte Vijverberg (road), in the south by the Binnenhof and the Mauritshuis, in the west by the Buitenhof and in the north …
GN Bouw Stadion (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣeɪ̯ʔ.ˈɛn ˈbɑu̯ ˈstaː.di.jɔn]) is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Dordrecht, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Dordrecht. The stadium is able to hold …
The Centraal Museum is the main museum in Utrecht, Netherlands, founded in 1838. The museum has a wide-ranging collection, mainly of works produced locally. The collection of the paintings by the Northern Mannerist Joachim Wtewael is by a long way t…
Catshuis has been the official residence of the prime minister (i.e.
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The World Forum (formerly known as the Nederlands Congres Centrum and the World Forum Convention Center) is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague, Netherlands, near the buildings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yug…
The World Esperanto Association (Esperanto: Universala Esperanto-Asocio, UEA) is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with members in 121 countries (as of 2008) and in official relations with the United Nations and UNESCO. I…
De Uithof is a part of the city of Utrecht, which contains the Utrecht Science Park, the campus area of Utrecht University, the vocational university Hogeschool Utrecht and the academic hospital University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU). It is locate…
The Rotte is a river in the Rhine-Maas-delta in the Netherlands.
Pernis is a neighborhood and submunicipality (since 3 March 2010) of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The district has a population of 4,789 (2011) on a total area size of 1.60 km². Pernis is thus a full submunicipality of Rotterdam, but the former independe…
The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) was formed in 1996 by merging the SHAPE Technical Centre (STC) in The Hague, Netherlands; and the NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency (NACISA) in Brussels, Belgium. NC3A is part…
The Lek (Dutch pronunciation: [lɛk]) is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. The main westbound waterway is hereafte…
Hollands Diep (pre-1947 spelling: Hollandsch Diep) is a wide river in the Netherlands and an estuary of the Rhine and Meuse river.