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Staphorst ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
The villages of Staphorst and its southern neighbour Rouveen came into existence as in the 13th century monks started to bring the bogs and swamps into...
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| x Pijnacker-Nootdorp |
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Pijnacker-Nootdorp ([ˈpɛi̯nˌɑkər ˈnoʊ̯dɔrp] ( listen) population: 47,891 in 2010) is a suburban municipality in the Randstad conurbation in the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 38.60 km² (of which 0...
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| x Ridderkerk |
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Ridderkerk ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 44,886 in 2010, and covers an area of 25.10 km² (of which 1.35 km² is covered by...
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| x Woerden |
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Woerden is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht, and the fact that it has excellent rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for...
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| x Sneek |
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Sneek ([ˈsneɪ̯k] ( listen); West Frisian: Snits) is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland (Netherlands). As for 2011 it is part of the municipality Súdwest Fryslân. The city has...
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| x Brunssum |
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Brunssum ( pronunciation (help·info)) (Limburgish: Broensem) is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. Brunssum was formerly a center of coal mining in the Netherlands and there are a few active mines remaining in the...
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| x Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten |
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Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality consisting of the larger village of Nuenen and two adjacent smaller ones. It is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, about 10 km east of Eindhoven, the fifth largest...
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| x Heerlen |
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Heerlen ( pronunciation (help·info)) (Limburgish: Heële) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, (formerly known as ...
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| x Rijnwoude |
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Rijnwoude (population: 18,986 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 57.85 km² (22.34 mile²) of which 1.17 km² (0.45 mile²) is water.
Rijnwoude was formed in 1991...
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| x Heusden |
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Heusden [ˈɦøʏ̯z.də(n)] ( listen) is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the cities Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch.
Doeveren, Drunen, Elshout, Giersbergen, Haarsteeg, Hedikhuizen, Heesbeen, Herpt, Heusden,...
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| x Woudrichem |
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Woudrichem ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the south of the Netherlands.
Almkerk, Andel, Bronkhorst, Duizend Morgen, Eng, Giessen, Oudendijk, Rijswijk, Stenenheul, Uitwijk, Uppel, Waardhuizen, Woudrichem and Zandwijk....
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| x Someren |
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Someren ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
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| x De Ronde Venen |
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De Ronde Venen ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.
The municipality of De Ronde Venen consists of the villages Amstelhoek, De Hoef, Mijdrecht, Vinkeveen, Waverveen, and Wilnis, and a number...
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| x Oldebroek |
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Oldebroek is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands and it has almost 6000 inhabitants.
Bovenveen, Eekt, Hattemerbroek, Kerkdorp, 't Loo, Mullegen, Noordeinde, Oldebroek, Oosterwolde, Posthoorn, Voskuil and Wezep.
Oldebroek has been...
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| x Leudal |
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Leudal (Limburgish: Leudaal) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It was formed on January 1, 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, and Roggel en Neer.
The municipality contains the following population...
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| x Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle |
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Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.
The municipality was formed on January 1, 1991, through the merger of Moerkapelle and Zevenhuizen. It was...
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| x Bergeijk |
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Bergeijk ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It has an area of 103 square kilometers and a population of 18,027 in 2005. Population density is 175 people per square...
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| x 's-Hertogenbosch |
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's-Hertogenbosch (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsɛrtoːɣə(n)ˈbɔs] ( listen), literally "The Duke's Forest")—translated in French as Bois-le-Duc, in German as Herzogenbusch, in Spanish as Bolduque, in Italian as Boscoducale and in Latin Silva Ducis—is a...
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| x Sint Anthonis |
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Sint Anthonis ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands in the Province of Noord-Brabant. The locals refer to the town as Sint Tunnis. An inhabitant is called a "Sintunnisenaar".
As of January 1, 2011 the...
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| x Berkelland |
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Berkelland ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the merger of the former municipalities of Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo. The new municipality was...
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| x Hoogezand-Sappemeer |
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Hoogezand-Sappemeer [ˈɦoʊ̯.ɣə.ˌzɑnt ˈsɑ.pə.ˌmɪːr] ( listen) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is the second largest municipality in the province of Groningen, after the city of Groningen. It is well known for its ship building...
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| x Meerlo-Wanssum |
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Meerlo-Wanssum ( pronunciation (help·info)) (Limburgish: Mieëldere-Wânsem) is a former municipality in southeastern Netherlands. The municipality ceased to exist as of January 2010.
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Rheden is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
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| x Veldhoven |
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Veldhoven [ˈvɛɫt.hoʊ̯.və(n)] ( listen) is a municipality and a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located just south-west of Eindhoven.
The modern town of Veldhoven is an agglomeration of formerly rural villages that in the...
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Uitgeest [œy̆t.ˈχeɪ̯st] ( listen) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
The municipality of Uitgeest consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Assum, Busch en Dam, Groot...
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| x Schoonhoven |
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Schoonhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxoːnˌɦoːvə(n)], locally [ˈsχoʊ̯nˌɦoʊ̯və(n)] ( listen)) is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality has a population of 11,819 as of 2012, and covers...
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| x Hellendoorn |
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Hellendoorn ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Dutch province of Overijssel.
The municipality comprises:
Towns:
Hamlets:
There is an amusement park near the town of Hellendoorn called Avonturenpark...
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Kampen is a municipality, a city and an old Hanseatic city at the lower reaches of the river IJssel in the Dutch province of Overijssel.
The municipality of Kampen counts 50,073 inhabitants (January 1, 2010) in an area of approximately 162 km² (only...
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Twenterand ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. The name means "edge of Twente" as it is situated on the northwestern fringe of the historical region of Twente.
The municipality of...
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Dalfsen (Dutch Low Saxon: Dalsen) is a municipality and a town in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. The present municipality of Dalfsen was created on 1 January 2001 through the merger of the municipalities of Nieuwleusen and...
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| x Landgraaf |
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Landgraaf ( pronunciation (help·info)) (Limburgish: Lankgraaf) is a municipality in southeastern Limburg.
A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in Schaesberg, a town in Landgraaf.
Landgraaf is also home to the...
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| x Geldermalsen |
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Geldermalsen is a municipality and a town in the western Netherlands. The municipality of Geldermalsen was formed on the 1 January 1978 when former municipalities Beesd, Buurmalsen, Deil and Geldermalsen were joined. The new municipality with...
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Duiven (help·info) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Duiven's name can be translated into English to mean "pigeons" or "doves". Although the coat of arms and logo of the municipality feature pigeons, the name is etymologically...
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| x Wageningen |
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Wageningen (help·info) is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specializes in life sciences. The city has 37,414 inhabitants (as of 1 January...
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Best ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a village in the southern Netherlands. It is situated northwest of the city Eindhoven, and is also part of the agglomeration of this city. The village was originally a part of Oirschot, a...
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West Maas en Waal is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en Waal, an island located between the Meuse and Waal rivers.
Alphen aan de Maas, Altforst, Appeltern, Beneden...
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| x Helden |
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Helden ( pronunciation (help·info)) (Limburgish: Helje) is a former municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands in the province Limburg.
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Hillegom ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 13.48 km² (8.38 mile²) of which 0.61 km² (0.38 mile²) is water.
The name Hillegom is derived from the...
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Diemen ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands with a population of around 24,000. Diemen is located in the province of North Holland directly to the east of Amsterdam within the capital's metropolitan area.
The...
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Hoogeveen [ˈɦoʊ̯.ɣə.ˌveɪ̯n] ( listen) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands.
Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town. Other villages of the town are...
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Schijndel ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Schijndel is located approximately fourteen kilometers southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch. Schijndel was founded on the 6th of...
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Nederlek ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 14,831 in 2004, and covers an area of 31.44 km² (of which 3.60 km² is covered by water). It...
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Graft-De Rijp ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
It is twinned with Chalfont St Giles in England.
The municipality of Graft-De Rijp consists of the following towns, villages and/or...
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| x Alphen aan den Rijn |
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Alphen aan den Rijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑɫ.fə(n) aːn dɛn ˈrɛi̯n] ( listen)) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, between Leiden and Utrecht. The town is situated on the banks of the river Oude...
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| x Werkendam |
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Werkendam ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. The municipality contains a large part of the Biesbosch area.
Public transport is by Veolia neighborhood bus to Gorinchem through Sleeuwijk Tol, and by...
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Sliedrecht (population: 23,837 in 2004) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 14 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi) (of which 1.22 square kilometres (0.47 sq mi) is...
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| x Noordwijkerhout |
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Noordwijkerhout ([ˌnoːrtʋɛi̯kərˈhʌu̯t] ( listen)) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 23.40 km² (of which 0.80 km² water) and had a population of 15,121 in May...
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| x Breukelen |
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Breukelen ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area...
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Lingewaard is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the most eastern part of the Betuwe. It was formed in 2001 as a merger between Bemmel, Gendt and Huissen. The municipality was initially named Bemmel but later renamed.
The...
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Moerdijk ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the South of the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.
The municipality of Moerdijk was founded in 1997 following the merger of the municipalities of Fijnaart en...
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Binnenmaas ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 19,245 in 2004, and covers an area of 54.91 km² (21.20 mile²) of which 4.57 km² (1.76 mile²)...
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Maasgouw is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on both banks of the river Meuse southwest of the city of Roermond. It was formed in a merger of the former municipalities of Heel, Maasbracht and Thorn on January 1, 2007....
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| x Oosterhout |
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Oosterhout ( pronunciation (help·info))(Translated: "Ooster"=Eastern "Hout"=Woods) is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. At June, 2008, the city population was 54,015.
Oosterhout is mentioned for the first time in 1277,...
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Nieuwegein [ˌniwəˈɣɛi̯n] ( listen) is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is bordered on the north by the city of Utrecht, the provincial capital. It is separated from Vianen to the south by the river Lek and borders on...
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| x Utrechtse Heuvelrug |
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Utrechtse Heuvelrug (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈy.trɛχt.sə ˈɦøʏ̯.vəɫ.ˌrʏχ]; English: Utrecht Hill Ridge) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was formed on 1 January 2006 by combining the former municipalities of...
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Beuningen ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands close to the city of Nijmegen. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt. 1 Mile to the north lays the river the Waal...
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Oud-Beijerland ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. With a population of 23,797 in 2005, it is the most populated town on the Hoeksche Waard island, located on the Oude...
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Achtkarspelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ɑχt.ˈkɑr.spə.lə(n)] ( listen)) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands.
The name Achtkarspelen is derived from the original eight kerspelen within the grietenij, namely: Augustinusga, Buitenpost(Capital),...
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Waddinxveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɑdɪŋksˈfeːn], locally [ˌʋɑdɪŋksˈfeɪ̯n] ( listen)) is a town and municipality along the Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland near Gouda. The municipality had a population of 26...
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Eijsden ( pronunciation (help·info)) (Limburgish: Èèsjde) is a place situated in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg. Until January 1st, 2011 it was the main village in a municipality with the same name. On that date this municipality...
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