Noordwijkerhout ([ˌnoːrtʋɛi̯kərˈɦʌu̯t]) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 23.42 km2 (9.04 sq mi) of which 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) is water and had a population of 15,976 in 2014.
Population: 15,071
Latitude: 52° 15' 42.01" N
Longitude: 4° 29' 35.02" E
Spaarndam is a small village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands, on the Spaarne and IJ rivers. The oldest part of the village, on the western side of the Spaarne, belongs to the municipality of Haarlem; the newer part on the eastern s…
Patronaat is one of the 10 largest alternative pop music halls in the Netherlands and was established in 1984. It is located at the Zijlsingel in Haarlem, near the city center.
The Noorderkerk ("northern church") is a 17th-century Protestant church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Museum Bredius is a museum named after Abraham Bredius on the Lange Vijverberg in The Hague.
Loenen ( pronunciation ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was in the Vechtstreek area.
Leidschenveen-Ypenburg is a Vinex-location in and district of The Hague, located in the southeast. It is geographically connected to the main body of the city by only a narrow corridor.
The Leiden American Pilgrim Museum is a small museum in the Dutch city of Leiden dedicated to the Pilgrim Fathers (or simply Pilgrims). These Separatists or English Dissenters were religious refugees who had fled England to Amsterdam in 1608 and mov…
The Kagerplassen (a Dutch term meaning "the Kaag Lakes") is a small lake system in South Holland located to the northeast of Leiden. The Kaag Lakes are a popular area for boating, watersports, fishing, camping and walking. Windmills, waterfront past…
Hooglandse Kerk is a Gothic church in Leiden dating from the fifteenth century. The brick church is dedicated to St.
Hofwijck (or Vitaulium in Latin) is a mansion built for 17th-century politician Constantijn Huygens.
Halfweg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑlfʋɛx]) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, and lies about 8 km east of Haarlem. Its name, which translates as "halfway," comes from …
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The El Tawheed Mosque is a mosque in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Castle Brederode, also called the Ruïns of Brederode, is located near Santpoort-Zuid. The castle was founded in the second half of the 13th century by William I van Brederode (1215–1285). William was a descendant of the lords van Teylingen, who were…
The Beatrixkwartier (literally Beatrix Quarter in Dutch) is a modern financial district in The Hague, near the Central Station, in the Bezuidenhout district. The name was thought up when they were renewing the Beatrixlaan. Officially this area is th…
The American Hotel, locally known as the Hotel Americain, on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a hotel and café restaurant with a Jugendstil reading room.
The original aim was to provide a free internet work space for activists and squatters and to promote Open Source operating systems such as Linux and free software programs such as OpenOffice.org and Mozilla. Members of the collective scavenged and …
The "Westerpark" (English: "Western Park") is a public urban park in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The former borough (stadsdeel) of Westerpark is named after the park, as is the current neighborhood. In 2012 opposite the park, two trains were involved in…