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Vliet (other)
Vliet is a Dutch term for a minor streaming water and may refer to: * Vliet (canal), a canal in South Holland, the Netherlands *Vliet, Utrecht, a hamlet in Utrecht, the Netherlands *Vliets, Kansas, a community in the United States See also *Asopos de Vliet, a rowing club at Leiden University * Hanna van Vliet, a Dutch actress *Steenbergse Vliet, a canal in North Brabant, the Netherlands *Van Vliet Van Vliet is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original bearer may have lived or worked near a ''vliet'', a Dutch term for a minor stream. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 40th in 2007 (16,903 people).Leender BrouwerThe ..., a common Dutch surname * Van der Vliet, a Dutch surname {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vliet (canal)
The Vliet is a canal in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It starts at the Oude Rijn at Leiden and joins the Delfshavense Schie canal at Delft. Places along its banks include Voorschoten, Leidschendam, Voorburg, The Hague and Rijswijk. The canal was dug in 47 AD under command of Roman general Corbulo, who wished to connect river Rhine, of which the current Oude Rijn stream in Roman times was the main branch, to the Meuse estuary The capital of the Cananefates (Forum Hadriani, or modern Voorburg) was established along the canal. The canal was likely improved in 121 under the reign of Hadrian and it is theorized that to maintain water levels there may have been dams and spillways. Based on discoveries in the new Rietvink quarter of Leidschendam, archaeologists concluded that the ancient canal was about three meters deep and about fifteen meters wide, enough for two ships. It is unclear what the canal's trajectory was beyond the current city of Delft; the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vliet, Utrecht
Vliet is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located about 1 km southwest of the city of Oudewater, on the south bank of the Hollandsche IJssel. Vliet or Ratelsvliet was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1846, when it became part of Haastrecht. During that time, the area was part of the province of South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely .... According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa, there was no hamlet in the area in the middle of the 19th century. There were just eight houses, with a population of about 50. The area used to be a manor, also called Vliet or "Ratelesvliet", and contained a castle, ''Te Vliet''. The castle was probably built between 1250 and 1300, and existed at least until 1515. In 1647, it was already ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vliets, Kansas
Vliets is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. It is located at the southern terminus of Kansas Highway 87. History Vliets was laid out in 1889. It was named for the Van Vliet family, the original owner of the town site. A post office was opened in Vliets in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992. The community currently consists of a Co-op, a granary, and perhaps a dozen houses. Education The community and nearby rural areas are served by Vermillion USD 380 Vermillion USD 380 is a public unified school district headquartered in Vermillion, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Centralia, Corning, Frankfort, Vermillion, Lillis, Vliets, and nearby rural areas. Schools ... public school district. References Further reading External links * Marshall County mapsCurrent [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asopos De Vliet
Asopos de Vliet is a student rowing club based in Leiderdorp, Netherlands. It takes its membership primarily from Leiden University. The female-only rowing club ''De Vliet'' was founded in 1905, taking its name after one of the waters in Leiden. In 1974 it merged with the male-only rowing club ''Asopos'', named after the Greek river god Asopos). ''Asopos'' had been founded in 1962 by discontent members of the club ''Njord'', nowadays a daughter association of Leiden's traditional fraternity/sorority (corps) ''Minerva''. Trivia Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husband ... was a member of ''De Vliet'' when she studied in Leiden (1956 - 1961). External links Official home page Student societies in the Netherlands Rowing clubs in the Netherla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Van Vliet
Hanna van Vliet (born 6 June 1992) is a Dutch actress. She received international acclaim for her role as Anne Verbeek in the Anne+ productions. In 2022, she received the Shooting Stars Award at the Berlinale as one of the ten most promising European film actors. Biography Van Vliet started acting at the age of six and played her entire youth at ''Het Jeugdtheaterhuis Gouda''. In 2014, she graduated from the ''Amsterdam Theater & Kleinkunstacademie''. In 2014, she played the lead role in a Pippi Longstocking musical and in 2015, she played the lead role in a musical based on the book The Twins, for which she received a Musical Award nomination for best female lead in a major musical. In 2018, she was nominated again for a Musical Award for Best Supporting Actor for her role in Fiddler on the Roof. In 2017, she appeared on the silver screen with the role of Winnie in the film ''Ron Goossens, Low Budget Stuntman''. From the beginning of 2017, Van Vliet was closely involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steenbergse Vliet
The Steenbergse Vliet is a small river in North Brabant, the Netherlands. It rises near Steenbergen and flows into the Volkerak The Volkerak is a body of water in the Netherlands. It is part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, and is situated between the island Goeree-Overflakkee to the north-west and the Dutch mainland to the south and east. The western part of the Volk ..., which is part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. Rivers of North Brabant Rivers of the Netherlands Steenbergen 0Steenbergsevliet {{Netherlands-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Vliet
Van Vliet is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original bearer may have lived or worked near a ''vliet'', a Dutch term for a minor stream. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 40th in 2007 (16,903 people).Leender BrouwerThe top 100 surnames in the Netherlands/ref> Variations include ''Van de Vliet'' and ''Van der Vliet''. People with this surname include: * (born 1951), Dutch mayor *Andy Van Vliet (born 1995), Belgian basketball player for Bnei Herzliya Basket in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Arie van Vliet (1916–2001), Dutch Olympic cycler *Carolyne Van Vliet (1929–2016), Dutch-born American physicist *Claire Van Vliet (born 1933), Canadian painter, illustrator and typographer *Chris Van Vliet (born 1983), Canadian television personality *Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), better known as Captain Beefheart, American musician and painter * Eddy van Vliet (1942–2002), Belgian writer and lawyer * Gerard van Vliet (born 1964), Aruban cyclist * Hanna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |