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Voorne Aan Zee
Voorne aan Zee is a municipality on the island Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. It had a population of in 2022. The municipality of Voorne aan Zee is formed on 1 January 2023, through the merger of the former municipalities of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne, which itself was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities Oostvoorne and Rockanje. It consists the population centres of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis, Oostvoorne, Oudenhoorn, Rockanje, Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoorn, Oude en Nieuwe Struiten, Vierpolders, Zwartewaal, Tinte and Helhoek. Trivia In 2011 Westvoorne has received the QualityCoast Gold Award for its efforts to become a sustainable tourism destination. Because of this award Westvoorne has been selected for inclusion in the global atlas for sustainable tourism DestiNet. Notable people * Jacob van Maerlant (ca.1230–40 – ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of The Netherlands
As of 24 March 2022, there are 344 municipalities ( nl, gemeenten) and three special municipalities () in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes. These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of . Schiermonnikoog is both the least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oudenhoorn
Oudenhoorn is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee and lies about 3 km east of Hellevoetsluis. The village was first mentioned in 1356 as "den Hoorn". The current name means "old corner (of a dike)". The eponymous '' polder'' was created in 1356 by order of Machteld van Voorne. Oud (old) has been added to distinguish from Nieuwenhoorn. Oudenhoorn was an independent municipality until 1980 when it was merged into Bernisse Bernisse () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Nissewaard. The former municipality had a population of in , and covered an area of of whic .... In 2015, it became part of Hellevoetsluis. Gallery File:Oudenhoorn Eeweg 44 Boerderij.jpg, Farm in Oudenhoorn File:Oudenhoorn - Tramstation.jpg, Former tram station. Nowadays pub File:Vlak bij Oudenhoorn is een fietspad.jpg, Street view File:O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Meuldijk
Belinda Meuldijk (born 7 January 1955) is a Dutch actress, writer, and activist. She has performed in Dutch television shows and movies, and is also a song writer. She first performed at age six in the '' Pipo de Clown'' television show, conceived by her father, Wim Meuldijk; later, she provided the impetus for the 2003 movie '' Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder'' and produced and wrote the songs for the 2009 musical ''Pipo en de Gestolen Stem''. Biography Belinda Meuldijk is the daughter of Wim Meuldijk, the creator of the television show '' Pipo de Clown'', which was on Dutch television from 1958 to 1980. She grew up surrounded by the show—the cameras and other equipment were stored in her bedroom, her father built the sets for the show at home, and sometimes shows were taped in their backyard. "Pipo is in my blood," she said. Meuldijk's first appearance on screen was in ''Pipo de Clown'', at age six, and in 1975, she played the character Uni in the Pipo TV series ''Pipo en het Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkert Simon Maarten Van Der Willigen
Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen ( Rockanje, 9 May 1822 – Haarlem, 19 February 1878), sometimes referred to as Volcardus Simon Martinus van der Willigen, was a Dutch mathematician, physicist and professor.Biografisch Portaal van Nederland on Van der Willigen (Dutch)P.C. Molhuysen en P.J. Blok (red.) Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW) Deel 10. A.W. Sijthoff, Leiden 1937 – p.1219, F.J.Hoogeveen (Dutch) Life Volkert was son of the minister[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Van Maerlant
Jacob van Maerlant (c. 1230–40 – c. 1288–1300) was a Flemings, Flemish poet of the 13th century and one of the most important Middle Dutch authors during the Middle Ages. Biography Jacob van Maerlant was born near Bruges. He became sacristan of Maerlant, in the island of Oostvoorne, where he lived for some time, employed as a Sexton (office), sexton, whence his surname "de Coster". Later he resided at Damme, near Bruges, where, according to tradition, he held the position of town clerk. His early works are Middle Dutch translations of French language, French romance (heroic literature), romances. Jacob's most serious work in the field of romance poems was his ''Historie van Troyen'' (c. 1264), a poem of some forty thousand lines, translated and amplified from the ''Roman de Troie'' of Benoît de Sainte-Maure. From this time Jacob rejected romance as idle, and devoted himself to writing scientific and historical works for the education and, enlightenment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DestiNet
{{notability, date=April 2021 DestiNet.eu is a Knowledge Networking portal for Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Tourism. DestiNet was started in 2002 by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Network Evolution for Sustainable Tourism (NEST). The World Tourism Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) became partners in 2006. ECOTRANS has been the executive body since 2005. (ECOTRANS - founded in 1993 - is a non-profit organisation based in Saarbrücken, Germany. It is a European network of experts and organisations in tourism, environment and regional development Regional development is a broad term but can be seen as a general effort to reduce regional disparities by supporting (employ) economin regions. In the past, regional development policy tended to try to achieve these objectives by means developmen ...). QualityCoast is one of the organisation in the Ecotrans-network. It is dedicated to sustainable tourism in coastal regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable tourism is a concept that covers the complete tourism experience, including concern for economic, social and environmental issues as well as attention to improving tourists' experiences and addressing the needs of host communities. Sustainable tourism should embrace concerns for environmental protection, social equity, and the quality of life, cultural diversity, and a dynamic, viable economy delivering jobs and prosperity for all. It has its roots in sustainable development and there can be some confusion as to what "sustainable tourism" means. There is now broad consensus that tourism should be sustainable. In fact, all forms of tourism have the potential to be sustainable if planned, developed and managed properly. Tourist development organizations are promoting sustainable tourism practices in order to mitigate negative effects caused by the growing impact of tourism, for example its environmental impacts. The United Nations World Tourism Organization emphasized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helhoek, South Holland
Helhoek is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 8 km north of Hellevoetsluis Hellevoetsluis () is a small city and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and it includes the population centres Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoo .... The statistical area "Helhoek", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 50.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005'' As of January 1, 2005. References Populated places in South Holland Voorne aan Zee {{SouthHolland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinte
Tinte is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westvoorne, and lies about 6 km north of Hellevoetsluis Hellevoetsluis () is a small city and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and it includes the population centres Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoo .... The statistical area "Tinte", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 537 (2011).Statistics Netherlands (CBS)''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005'' As of 1 January 2005. References Populated places in South Holland Westvoorne {{SouthHolland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zwartewaal
Zwartewaal is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, The Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee and lies about 5 km south of Maassluis. History The village was first mentioned in the middle of the 13th century as "ten Zwarten Wale", and means "black (water) pond created after a dike breech". Zwartewaal is dike village which developed after 1180 when the Zwartewaal polder was created. A fishing harbour was constructed outside the dike. On 5 July 1351. the Battle of Zwartewaal was fought where William I, Duke of Bavaria defeated his mother and became count of Holland. Mother and son made peace in 1354. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church from the 15th century. The tower was built in 1597. The church is built on a '' terp'' (artificial hill) and is located outside of the village centre, because the village relocated due to flooding. Zwartewaal was home to 1,006 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality between 1817 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vierpolders
Vierpolders is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 5 km north of Hellevoetsluis. The name of the village, literally "four polders", refers to the municipality, that consisted of the polders Nieuwland, Veckhoek, Oud-Helvoet, and Oude-Gote. The village and the municipality were previously also named "Nieuwland". The village was first mentioned in 1843 as "de Vierpolders, gezegd Nieuwland". The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1721 to replace a medieval church which was probably a wooden church. It was extended between 1857 and 1858. It is currently in use by a funeral home. Vierpolders was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1980, when it became part of Brielle Brielle (), also called Den Briel in Dutch and Brill in English, is a town, municipality and historic seaport in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the north side of the island of Voorne-Putten, at the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
