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A20 Motorway (Netherlands)
The A20 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is approximately 39 kilometers (25 miles) in length. The A20 is entirely located in the Dutch province South Holland and connects the N213 road from the Westland municipality with the cities of Rotterdam and Gouda, where it connects to the A12 motorway at the interchange Gouwe. Rotterdam The section near Rotterdam, between the interchanges with the A4 and A16 motorways, is the northern part of the so-called ''Ring Rotterdam'', the beltway around the city. On a part of this section, the maximum speed is reduced to 80 km/h (50 mph), which is being enforced by speed cameras calculating the average speed of a vehicle on the stretch between the cameras. European routes From the first exit, exit 6 (Maasdijk), the European route E25 follows the A20 motorway all the way to its terminus at interchange Gouwe. Besides, the European route E19 European route E19 is a long European route. It connects the Netherlands to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naaldwijk
Naaldwijk () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 10 km southwest of The Hague. Naaldwijk lies in the heart of Westland. The largest economic sector is greenhouse horticulture. The largest flower auction site in the world, operated by , can be found in the nearby village of Honselersdijk. Naaldwijk was previously a municipality in its own right, covering an area of 25.33 km² (of which 0.23 km² water). It included the towns Honselersdijk and Maasdijk. On 1 January 2004 the municipality of Naaldwijk was merged with the neighbouring municipalities De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, and Wateringen to create the municipality of Westland. Naaldwijk is now the administrative capital of Westland. The village of "Naaldwijk" has a population of around 15,440.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005'' As of 1 January 2005. The statistical area "Naaldwijk", whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E25
European route E25 is a north–south European route from Hook of Holland in the Netherlands, to Palermo in Italy which includes ferry crossings from Genoa to Bastia (Corsica), from Bonifacio to Porto Torres (Sardinia) and from Cagliari to Palermo (Sicily). It passes through the following cities: Hook of Holland – Rotterdam – Utrecht - Eindhoven – Maastricht – Liège – Bastogne – Arlon – Luxembourg City – Metz – Saint-Avold – Strasbourg – Mulhouse – Basel – Olten – Bern – Lausanne – Geneva – Mont Blanc Tunnel – Aosta – Ivrea – Vercelli – Alessandria – Genoa ... Bastia – Porto-Vecchio – Bonifacio ... Porto Torres – Sassari – Cagliari ... Palermo. Route description The Belgian part of the E25 is also denoted as 'Route du Soleil'. The title was rejected by France because there is already a 'Route du Soleil' connecting Paris and Marseille. The Belgian 'Route du Soleil' is a branch of the original route, connecting Amsterdam and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nieuwerkerk Aan Den IJssel
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (; population: 22,344 in 2004) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2010 it is part of the new municipality of Zuidplas. It is situated along the Hollandsche IJssel river, across from the town Ouderkerk aan den IJssel. Within the boundaries of this municipality lies the lowest point of the Netherlands: 6.76 m (22.2 ft) below Amsterdam Ordnance Datum (mean summer sea level in Amsterdam). It is the hometown of Miss Universe 1989, Angela Visser. History Nieuwerkerk was probably first formed circa 1250. The first reference to "''Nuwekerke''" is from 1282 when Count Floris V loaned the land between Kralingen and Gouda to a certain Traveys of Moordrecht. Another reference is from 22 January 1317 when Count William III of Holland sold the fiefdoms Capelle and Nieuwerkerk to John III van de Werve, Lord of Hovorst for 325 Dutch Pounds. The original old village formed on a mount be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prins Alexander
Prins Alexander is a borough in the northeast of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Prins Alexander has 7 neighbourhoods: *Het Lage Land *Kralingseveer *Nesselande *Ommoord *Oosterflank *Prinsenland *Zevenkamp Public transportation Prins Alexander is connected to the city center of Rotterdam through Rotterdam Metro lines A and B, with line A connecting to Binnenhof (Rotterdam Metro), Binnenhof station and line B to Nesselande (Rotterdam Metro), Nesselande station. Rotterdam Alexander railway station, on the main line from Rotterdam to Utrecht, is located in the center of the borough. Prins Alexanderpolder Large parts of Prins Alexander lie in the Prins Alexanderpolder. This polder was reclaimed from peat fen near the river Rotte, north east of the city. In total 14 peat fens were laid dry. The fens were drained between 1865 and 1874, resulting in 2,660 acres of farmland. The polder was named after Alexander, Prince of Orange, Prince Alexander of the Netherlands (1851-1884). {{co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kralingen-Crooswijk
Kralingen-Crooswijk () is a township of the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is located at the immediate east of the city's centre. As of 2005 it has about 52,379 inhabitants and has a territory of about 1,286 ha. It consists of the two boroughs Kralingen and Crooswijk, the former being a village itself until it was incorporated in the city of Rotterdam in the late 19th century. Kralingen-Crooswijk is home to the football club Excelsior Rotterdam and the economics and social studies faculties of the Erasmus University Erasmus University Rotterdam (abbreviated as ''EUR'', nl, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam ) is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century humanist ... are located within its borders. It is linked to the city centre by the Caland Metroline, as well as several Rotterdam tram and bus lines. On the northern side of the municipality is located ''Het Kralingse Bos'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overschie
Overschie is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands, formerly a separate village with its own municipality. The village of Overschie was located on the intersection of four rivers called "Schie": the Delftsche Schie, Schiedamsche Schie, Delfshavensche Schie, and Rotterdamsche Schie. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1941, when it merged with Rotterdam. Immediately after the Second World War, the construction of a large suburb was begun southeast of the village. "Overschie" is now also the name of a ''deelgemeente'' (borough) of the city of Rotterdam, covering the former village, the neighborhood Overschie, Zestienhoven (which also holds the Rotterdam The Hague Airport Rotterdam The Hague Airport (formerly ''Rotterdam Airport'', ''Vliegveld Zestienhoven'' in Dutch), is a minor international airport serving Rotterdam, the Netherlands' second largest city, and The Hague, its administrative and royal capital. I ...), and the countryside to the north including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaanse Polder
Spaanse Polder is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl .... Neighbourhoods of Rotterdam {{SouthHolland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maasdijk, Westland
Maasdijk is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 5 km northwest of Maassluis Maassluis () is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in and covered of which was water. It received city rights in 1811. History Maassluis was founded circa 1340 as a se .... In 2008, the village of Maasdijk has 7000 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village is 1.5 km², and contains 4000 of the 7000 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area). The statistical area "Maasdijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4060.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005'' As of 1 January 2005. References Populated places in South Holland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland (municipality), Netherlands
Westland () is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of of which is covered by water and had a population of in . Towns and other settlements: De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk, Wateringen, Heenweg, Honselersdijk, Kwintsheul, Maasdijk, Poeldijk, and Ter Heijde. History Westland was created on 1 January 2004 by a merger of the municipalities De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen. These are also the names of five of the settlements. The others are Heenweg, Honselersdijk, Kwintsheul, Maasdijk, Poeldijk, and Ter Heijde. Westland itself is not the name of a settlement or town, but rather of the region. The City hall is located in the middle of Westland, in Naaldwijk, the second largest settlement in Westland. The town of Honselersdijk also possesses the largest Flower Auction, FloraHolland, which also has a location in Rijnsburg. This is a very important sector of the Westland economy. Flower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
