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Netherlands
This category covers questions about the Netherlands, also known as Holland, and its 12 provinces. The word "Dutch" is used to refer to the people, language, and anything related to the Netherlands. The country itself operates under a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy.
3,686 Questions
What do you call people that come from Holland?
In Holland, the Dutch adjective is "Holland's." There is no true adjective for Holland in English. The closest adjective in English is "Dutch," however, that not only applies to Holland but to all of the Netherlands. It is also common to hear "of or from Holland" in English.
What continent is Holland a part of?
There is a South Holland and a North Holland province in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is in Europe.
Holland is a province (actually two provinces) of the Netherlands, a country located in Europe (the Netherlands itself is sometimes also referred to as Holland).
Does Habib Bank have a branch in Netherlands?
YES... Habib Bank Ltd * Europe > Netherlands > Zuid-Holland > Rotterdam
Address: Westblaak 127 P.O.Box 21300. 3001 AH Rotterdam Phone: +31 10 4135350 Fax: +31 10 4135392
Where is the Holland Springfield Spencer Historical Society in Holland Ohio located?
The address of the Holland Springfield Spencer Historical Society is: Po Box 745, Holland, OH 43528
How long is the flight between Amsterdam Netherlands and Geneva Switzerland?
A typical flight between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Geneva, Switzerland would have a flying time of about 51 minutes.
How long does it take to fly from Ireland to holland?
There are no direct scheduled flights between Ireland and Mexico. To get there you would probably fly to an American airport and then on to Mexico. Where in America you flew to and where you were flying to in Mexico and the stopover time between flights would determine the total time. If you could get good connecting flights and times for them, you could probably do it in as little as 12 hours.
What are the 3 major mountains in the Netherlands?
1. Vaalserberg - 322,7 metres high
2. Eschberg - 309 metres high
3. Vijlenerbos - 301 metres high
The Vaalserberg and the Sint-Pietersberg (171 metres high) are the most famous ones.
What is the longest river in Netherlands?
The longest river the starts and ends in the Netherlands is the "Linge" with a length of 108 km.
The top 3 rivers that run through the Netherlands are:
De Rijn (in English the Rhine) - 1320 km
De Maas (in English the Meuse) - 900 km
De Schelde - 350 km
Famous person from the Netherlands?
This would be very hard to properly analyze but in terms of international reknown, probably Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands.
How do you know if your Holland lop is pregnant?
there is no for sure sign, but usually around the due date the doe will begin making a nest, stuffing cheeks with hay and pulling fur. Most also will be more tempermental, grunting, and biting when you try touching her..
What are pull factors in the Netherlands?
Apparently some push factors were the dense population and changing of lifestyle in the Netherlands.
No, its in Holland also known as The Netherlands. The town of Delft is the home and name-sake of world renowned blue & white Delftware pottery.
Dutch is the name of the language and the people of the Netherlands. Holland is the name of a region in the Netherlands, though the name Holland is often mistakenly used to refer to all of the country.
What are all the religious holidays of the Netherlands?
The religious holidays in the Netherlands are:
Christmas (kerst or kerstmis), celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Christmas is on December 25 and 26.
Good Friday (goede vrijdag), commemorating the crucifiction of Jesus Christ.
Good Friday is on the Friday before Easter.
Easter (pasen), celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In the Netherlands, first and second Easter day are celebrated, the former always being on Sunday and the latter on Monday. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first new moon after March 21 (the spring equinox). In practise this means between March 22 and April 25 This calculation method was determined after the Council of Nicea in 325AD.
Ascension Day (hemelvaartsdag), celebrating the ascension of Jesus Christ to heaven.
Ascension day is on the 40th day after Easter (i.e. always on a Thursday).
Pentecost or Whitsun (pinksteren), celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit to mankind.
In the Netherlands, first and second Whitsun are celebrated, the former being on the 50th day, counting from Easter and therefore always on a Sunday, and the latter on the day after.
These religious holidays are the ones that are known nationwide. Minor holidays like Ashwednesday are not generally recognised or celebrated.
With the number of Muslim immigrants growing, it is not unthinkable that, in the near future, Islamic holidays will also be recognised and maybe become bank holidays (at the expense of, for instance, second Whitsun).
What is the distance from Brussels Belgium to Amsterdam Holland?
Amsterdam, NL to Berlin, Germany 661 km - about 6 hours 15 mins
Distance between flint mi and holland mi?
The distance between these two places is 137 miles. This distance is only approximate. This is not exact distance.
Why did few people from the Netherlands settle in New Netherlands?
They didn't settle there because they had everything they needed in the Netherlands like wealth.
When is independent day of Netherlands?
The Netherlands don't realy have a day when they celebrate their independence like for example America, since it has never been a colony or something. But they do have a day when they celebrate that the Netherlands were freed from the Germans in the Second World War: the fifth of May.
