Helmond

Helmond is a university city and municipality in the province of North Brabant in the south of Holland. The city has a population of around 90,000 people. It …

Alkmaar

Alkmaar is a city in the province of North Holland. It is also a municipality that includes the areas of Koedijk, Alkmaar, Omval, Oudorp, Overdie, De Rijp en …

Deventer

Deventer is a municipality in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is also a city in its own right. The city of Deventer which is built along the …

Zwolle

Zwolle is a municipality that has around 120,000 inhabitants. The town has a beautiful medieval centre, with lots of well preserved and archeologically interesting buildings. Although most of …

Haarlemmermeer

[caption id="attachment_2531" align="alignright" width="236"] Haarlemmermeer in 1867[/caption] Haarlemmermeer is a municipality rather than a single town or city. The largest town is called, Hoofddorp, and it has a …

Zaanstad

Zaanstad is not of itself a city, but is rather a municipality of North Holland near to Amsterdam. It has a population of around 150,000 and is a …

Amersfoort

Amersfoort is a very historic and attractive city to the west of Amsterdam. It has many fine medieval buildings that are well maintained. It is a busy place …

Haarlem

Haarlem is the capital of North Holland and has a population of just over 150,000 people. It is a very historical city, with lots of picturesque old buildings …

Almere

Almere is a new planned city in the Netherlands. It is in the province of Flevoland in the west of Holland. The local area around Almere was very …