Vlaardingen is a city in the area of South Holland. It is also a municipality with a population of around 70,000 people. The city and municipality is encompassed by the Rotterdam Metropolitan area. The city in itself is quite a green city and with it’s old harbor, docks and regular festivals you will never be …
Hoorn is a municipality and also a city in North Holland. Hoorn is a smallish city with a population of just over 70,000 people, although much of the area that the city encompasses is actually made up of water. The Municipality comprises, Zwaag, Hoorn, De Hulk and Bangert. Hoorn has very good links to the …
Oss is a city and municipality in the province of North Brabant, in the Netherlands. The municipality has a population of 85,000, while the city itself has around 56,000. The area has been inhabited for over 2,000 years according to archaeologists who found a grave mound in Oss, which turned out to be the biggest …
Hengelo is a Dutch town and municipality in the eastern part of the country. Unlike many towns and cities in the Netherlands it does not have a very long history. This is due to the fact that it only started to expand at the beginning of the 19th century from what was a very small …
Purmerend is a city and a municipality in North Holland. For most of its existence it was a very small town, almost a village really with fewer than 10 thousand inhabitants. It was only in the 1960’s that it began to grow towards its current population of around 80,000 people. Due to its close proximity, …
Amstelveen is located in North Holland. It is a municipality situated on the river Amstel that is often thought of as being an extended part of Amsterdam. It has a population of around 85,000 and takes in the villages of Keizer Karelpark, Waardhuizen, Westwijk, Bankras-Kostverloren, Elsrijk, Randwijk, amongst others. Amstelveen is a prosperous and industrious …
Hilversum is a municipality in North Holland. It is a smallish city, with a population of just under 90,000 people. It is quite a hill covered area that has easy reach to woods, forests, lakes and large green areas. Starting in the early 20th century, the name Hilversum has been connected with Dutch broadcasting. The …
Heerlen is a Municipality and city. It is in the south east of Holland and it is part of the Province of Limburg. It is a large conurbation, with a population of around 220,000. but it is in line to get even larger. Heerlen is a part of a new city called Parkstad Limburg. Working …
When you think of the Netherlands, it is easy to picture never-ending fields of brightly coloured flowers. Many of the country’s most famous artists have portrayed the flower fields of the Netherlands in their work, and these fields are just as spectacular when they are seen in real life. However, these flower fields are more …
