Nes (Amsterdam)
Nes (; sometimes called de Nes, "the Nes") is a narrow, old, street in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It runs parallel to and to the east of Rokin, between Dam Square to the north and Grimburgwal to the south. The Dutch word ''nes'' means headland or spit (compare the English word " ness", often found as a suffix in placenames). Until the seventeenth century, the northern part of Nes (roughly near where Dam Square now is) was called ''Gansoord'' ("Goose-oord"). (An ''oord'' ( nl) is a piece of land between where two rivers meet.) The name most likely described the nature of the street's original situation among the waterways of Amsterdam. In the year 1500, there were around 20 monasteries in Amsterdam; of which five were in Nes. The street was nicknamed ''Gebed zonder End'' ("Prayer without end"). A side alley bears that name to this day ( nl). Open practice of Catholicism was banned after the ''Alteratie'' of 1578, and the monasteries were given over to other uses. For exampl ...
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Hermanus (originally called ''Hermanuspietersfontein'', but shortened in 1902 as the name was too long for the postal serviceHermanus Pieters: The Beginnings of Hermanus
at the official), is a town on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is known for southern right whale, Southern Right whale watching during the southern winter to spring seasons, and is a popular retirement location.

History

Hermanus Pieters (ca.1778–1837) was a Dutch teacher who arrived in Cape Town in 1815. He was recruited by Dutch-speaking farmers who disliked that English was the only language used in all government schools. He settled in Caledon, Western Cape, Caledon, but taught Dutch to farmers in a wide area around that town, including the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. He often ...
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