Voorhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvoːrɦʌut]) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 12.59 km² (4.86 mile²) of which 0.33 km² (0.13 mile²) is covered by water, and had a population of 14,792 in 2004. Together with Sassenheim and Warmond, it became part of the Teylingen municipality on 1 January 2006.
Population: 15,145
Latitude: 52° 13' 18.01" N
Longitude: 4° 29' 4.99" E
The Ringvaart (known in full as Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer Polder) is a canal in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. The Ringvaart (Dutch meaning "ring canal") is a true circular canal surrounding the Haarlemmermeer polder and forms…
Rapenburg (Amsterdam) is a street in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter.
Nieuw-Vennep is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland.
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…
Hoofddorppleinbuurt is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands, part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid. The district had 10,771 inhabitants as of January 1, 2005. The total area is 96.71 hectares.
Het 4e Gymnasium (English: The 4th Gymnasium. The official name contains a Dutch article, thus abandoning the need of using one in the English translation.) is a Public Gymnasium (Grammar School or Secondary School) in the Netherlands founded in 200…
Geuzenveld (garden city) is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Betondorp is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was built in the 1920s as an experiment in building affordable housing with new, cheap building materials, chiefly concrete.
The Allard Pierson Museum is the archaeological museum of the University of Amsterdam. It is situated at the Oude Turfmarkt 127 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Slotervaart is a former stadsdeel (borough) of Amsterdam, it has 48.540 inhabitants (2008) and an area of 11.14 km².
Zeedijk (English: "Sea dike") is a street in the old centre of Amsterdam. The street is the northern and eastern boundary of De Wallen red-light district and runs between Prins Hendrikkade and Nieuwmarkt. Historically an area riddled with crime and …
Staatsliedenbuurt (Amsterdam) is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Amsterdam Science Park is a science park in the Oost city district of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The park comprises 70 hectares (175 acres) and provides accommodations for science, business, and housing. Amsterdam Science Park focusses on physics, …
Oxfam Novib is the Dutch affiliate of the international Oxfam organization. It is an association dedicated to establishing a fair world without poverty.
Nieuw Sloten is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The Harmelen train disaster was the worst railway accident in the history of the Netherlands. Harmelen, in the central Netherlands, is the location of a railway junction where a branch to Amsterdam leaves the Rotterdam to Utrecht line.
Haagse Bos (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦaːxsə ˈbɔs], literally Forest of The Hague) is a rectangular neighbourhood and forest in the Haagse Hout district of The Hague, Netherlands, reaching from the old city centre in the south-west to the border of Wass…