Tag: Netherlands

Netherlands – Kingdom on the North Sea The Kingdom of the Netherlands is located on the North Sea and has been shaped by water for centuries. In the Middle Ages, half of the present-day provinces of North and South Holland consisted of water. Since then, large areas have been wrested from the sea, which are […]

According to Howsmb, North Holland is located in the northwest of the Netherlands. Within the northern part of North Holland lies the West Friesland region, which mainly consists of agricultural ribbon villages. Here you will also find a number of historic cities such as Hoorn and Enkhuizen, which mainly developed during the VOC era. The […]

Shopping Overview The Netherlands is a great place to shop. Many cities have attractive pedestrian zones with cozy cafés and small boutiques, and internationally renowned fashion brands are also widespread. In the big cities, modern shopping centers are also increasingly found, which are often located in commercial areas on the outskirts. Popular souvenirs include clogs […]

ECONOMY: MINERAL RESOURCES AND INDUSTRY The country, poorly provided with mineral resources (it is almost completely devoid of metal ores), has more resources in the energy sector: more than coal (Limburg basin) and oil (Coevorden and Rijswijk fields).), natural gas counts in the local economy, of which the Netherlands are among the largest suppliers in […]

CULTURE: GENERAL INFORMATION The ancient Netherlands, a geographical area including Flanders (now included in Belgium) and part of northern France, enjoyed considerable economic and cultural prosperity in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, thanks to an extremely geographical position. favorable, at the confluence of three major European rivers, the Rhine, the Meuse and the Scheldt. Subsequently, […]