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Aalburg
Aalburg (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. The municipality was formed in 1973 in a merger of the former municipalities of Eethen, Veen, and Wijk en Aalburg.
Babyloniënbroek, Drongelen, Eethen, Genderen, Meeuwen, Veen, Wijk en Aalburg (town hall).
Coordinates: 51°45′N 5°08′E / 51.75°N 5.133°E / 51.75; 5.133
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam (English /ˈæmstərdæm/; Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] (
listen)) is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The city's status as the capital of the nation is governed by the constitution. Amsterdam has a population of 790,654 within city limits, an urban population of 1,209,419 and a metropolitan population of 2,289,762. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. It comprises the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, with a population of approximately 7 million.
Amsterdam's name is derived from Amstelredamme, indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel. Settled as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age, a result of its innovative developments in trade. During that time, the city was the leading center for finance and diamonds. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded, and many new neighborhoods and suburbs were formed. The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam (in Dutch: 'Grachtengordel'), located in the heart of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2010.
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Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn [ˈaːpəɫ.ˌdɔːrn] ( listen) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre. The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000 inhabitants (2011). The western half of the municipality lies on the Veluwe ridge, the eastern half lies in the IJssel valley. Fred de Graaf of the VVD is the mayor of Apeldoorn.
Very small hamlets are printed in italics.
The oldest known reference to Apeldoorn, then called Appoldro, dates from the 8th century. The settlement came into being at the point where the old road from Amersfoort to Deventer crossed that from Arnhem to Zwolle. A 1740 map refers to it as Appeldoorn.
Close by is the favourite country-seat of the royal family of the Netherlands called the palace het Nieuwe Loo (now Het Loo). It was originally a hunting lodge of the dukes of Gelderland, but in its present form dates chiefly from the time of the then Stadtholder William III of England (1685–1686). The younger sister of the Dutch Queen, Princess Margriet, lives nearby the palace Het Loo, with her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven.
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Arnhem
Arnhem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrn.ɦɛm] ( listen), South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located on both banks of the river Nederrijn as well as on the Sint-Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has almost 150,000 residents (per 1 January 2012) as one of the larger cities of the Netherlands. The municipality is part of the city region Arnhem-Nijmegen, a metropolitan area with 736,500 inhabitants. Arnhem is home to the Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen and ArtEZ Institute of the Arts.
Arnhem was first mentioned as such in 893 as Arneym or Arentheym, referring to the many eagles that inhabited the hills and forests of Arnhem back then. Traces of human residence date back much further, however.
The oldest archeological findings of human activity around Arnhem are two firestones of about 70,000 years ago. This comes from the stone age, when the Neanderthals lived in this part of Europe. In Schuytgraaf, tracks of a hunter's camp have been discovered from around 5000 BC. In Schaarsbergen, 12 grave mounds were found from 2400 BC, which brought the so-called Neolithic revolution to the area of Arnhem, i.e. the rise of the farmers.
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Belgium
Belgium (
i/ˈbɛldʒəm/ BEL-jəm), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi), and it has a population of about 11 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Dutch-speakers, mostly Flemish (about 60%), and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons (about 40%), plus a small group of German-speakers. Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region. A German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government.
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Bergen op Zoom
Coordinates: 51°30′N 4°18′E / 51.5°N 4.3°E / 51.5; 4.3
Bergen op Zoom ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a city located in the south of the Netherlands.
Bergen op Zoom was granted city status probably in 1212. In 1287 the city and its surroundings became a lordship as it was separated from the lordship of Breda. The lordship was elevated to a margraviate in 1559. Several families ruled Bergen op Zoom in succession until 1795, although the title was only nominal since at least the seventeenth century.
During the early modern period, Bergen op Zoom was a very strong fortress and one of the main armories and arsenals of the United Provinces. It had a remarkable natural defensive site, surrounded as it was by marshes and easily-floodable polders. Furthermore, it could receive reinforcements and supplies by sea, if the besieging army did not have a fleet to blockade its port.
Due to these features, the city was one of the strategic points held by the Dutch during their revolt in the Eighty Years War. It was at that time besieged by Alessandro Farnese first in 1587, and by Ambrosio Spinola a second time in 1622. Both sieges were unsuccessful and Bergen op Zoom got the nickname La Pucelle or The Virgin as it was never sieged successfully.
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Bernheze
Bernheze ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. It was formed in 1994 from the former municipalities of Heesch, Heeswijk-Dinther and Nistelrode.
The municipality was named after an old farm "Bernhese", which came into the possession of the Berne Abbey. This abbey was situated in the village of Bern. The meaning of 'Bernhese' is twofold: 'Bern' is the same as the old-Dutch word 'born', that means 'water' or 'well'. 'Hese' means bush or forrest. In 1857 the Berne Abbey was founded in Heeswijk.
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Coordinates: 51°41′N 5°30′E / 51.683°N 5.5°E / 51.683; 5.5
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Bladel
Bladel ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
Coordinates: 51°22′N 5°13′E / 51.367°N 5.217°E / 51.367; 5.217
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Boekel
Boekel ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
The name Boekel can be explained bij the word "loo" the Dutch word for forrest from de heeren Boc and fits in the same category as places like Boxmeer and Boxtel. The heeren Boc was seen as the first lord of van Boxmeer, but has no connection to the other two places.
In present time is presumed that the name is derived from Beukeloo ofwel Beukenbos.
Boekel is founded somewhere in the Middle Ages as a settlement of a number of farms.
In the 13th century Boekel was part of de heerlijkheid Uden. In 1233 a separation took place between the Land van Cuijk and the Land van Herpen and Uden. At that time Uden together with Herpen formed a from of government called a heerlijkheid. Until the foundation of the city of Ravenstein, Herpen was the main city of this region. Rutger van Herpen sold or leased 1313 of 1314 the community rights (gemene gronden) to the residents of Boekel and Volkel. When the noble lord wanted to improve its cash position, then he charges the use of any of its soils, beginning with the wasteland in his heerlijkheid. This common land should particularly think of marshy land and barren higher grounds, such as heaths.
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Boxmeer
Boxmeer ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. It incorporates the former municipality of Beugen en Rijkevoort and that of Vierlingsbeek.
Beugen, Boxmeer, Groeningen, Holthees, Maashees, Oeffelt, Overloon, Rijkevoort, Sambeek, Vierlingsbeek, Vortum-Mullem.
In Overloon is the Overloon War Museum.
Coordinates: 51°39′N 5°57′E / 51.65°N 5.95°E / 51.65; 5.95
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Boxtel
Boxtel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
This is the origin of the van Boxtel family, which has numerous descendants in North Brabant.
The town was the site of the Battle of Boxtel fought in September 1794 during the Flanders campaign. It is often principally remembered as the first battle of the future Duke of Wellington.
Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°19′E / 51.583°N 5.317°E / 51.583; 5.317
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Breda
Breda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbreɪ̯.ˌdaː] ( listen)) is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa ('wide Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance. Although a direct Fiefdom of the Holy Roman Emperor, the city obtained a municipal charter; the acquisition of Breda, through marriage, by the house of Nassau ensured that Breda would be at the center of political and social life in the Low Countries.
Breda's urban area is home to an estimated 316,000 people (2008).
In the 11th century, Breda was a direct fief of the Holy Roman Emperor, its earliest known lord being Henry of Brunesheim (1080–1125). The city of Breda obtained a municipal charter in 1252. After that Breda had the rights to build fortifications. The city constructed brick walls and Roman-style gates.
In 1327 Adelheid of Gaveren Breda sold Breda to John III, Duke of Brabant. In 1350, the fief was resold to John II of Wassenaar (d. 1377). In 1403 the heiress of his line, Johanna of Polanen (1392–1445), married Engelbert I of Nassau (1370–1442). Through her, the city came into the possession of the house of Nassau, where it remained until 1795, passing to William I of Orange (1533–1584), stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht and leader of the Dutch revolt. Thus the baron of Breda was also count of Nassau, Germany, Prince of Orange and stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (from 1572–1650, 1672–1702, 1747–1795). Breda remained part of the barony Breda until it was taken by French revolutionary forces in 1795.
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Brussels
Brussels (French: Bruxelles, pronounced [bʁysɛl] ( listen); Dutch: Brussel, pronounced [ˈbrʏ.səɫ] ( listen); German: Brüssel, pronounced [ˈbʁyː.səl]), officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region (French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (help·info), Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (help·info)), is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union (EU). It is also the largest urban area in Belgium, comprising 19 municipalities, including the municipality of the City of Brussels, which is the de jure capital of Belgium, in addition to the seat of the French Community of Belgium and of the Flemish Community.
Brussels has grown from a 10th-century fortress town founded by a descendant of Charlemagne into a metropolis of more than one million inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of over 1.8 million, making it the largest in Belgium.
Since the end of the Second World War, Brussels has been a main centre for international politics. Hosting principal EU institutions as well as the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the city has become the polyglot home of numerous international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants.
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County of Hainaut
The County of Hainaut (French: Comté de Hainaut, Dutch: Graafschap Henegouwen) was a historical region in the Low Countries with its capital at Mons (Bergen). In English sources it is often given the archaic spelling Hainault.
It consisted of what is now the Belgian province of Hainaut and the southern part of the French département Nord. In Roman times, Hainaut was situated in the Roman provinces of Belgica and Germania Inferior and inhabited by Celtic tribes, until Germanic peoples replaced them and ended Roman Imperial rule. Its most important cities were Mons (Bergen), Cambrai (Kamerijk) and Charleroi. Today the historic county of Hainaut is territorially divided between Belgium and France.
The County of Hainaut (pronounced: ĕ nō') arose about 900 in the Lotharingia region, when Duke Reginar I of Lorraine, a grandson of Frankish Emperor Lothair I, appeared as a "Count of Hainaut". After the death of the last Carolingian king in East Francia, Louis the Child in 911, Reginar joined the West Frankish realm under King Charles the Simple. His son and successor Duke Gilbert in 925 in turn submitted himself to the German king Henry the Fowler, whereafter the Duchy of Lotharingia remained a part of the German kingdom at the border with France.
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Cranendonck
Cranendonck ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.
Budel, Budel-Dorplein, Budel-Schoot, Gastel, Maarheeze, Soerendonk.
Coordinates: 51°18′N 5°36′E / 51.3°N 5.6°E / 51.3; 5.6
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Cuijk
Cuijk [ˈkœy̆k] ( listen) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands of pre-historic origin. Its existence is recorded on the Roman roadmap Tabula Peutingeriana under the name of Ceuclum. Cuijk is twinned with Maldon in Essex, UK. It is a big commuter town with very good public transport services to nearby Nijmegen. The nearest hospital is at Boxmeer and the nearest international airport is situated in the German town of Weeze.
Cuijk, church: Sint-Martinuskerk
Cuijk, windmill: windmolen Jan van Cuijk
Vianen, church
Population centers include Beers, Sint Hubert, Haps, Katwijk, Linden, Sint Agatha, and Vianen.
Coordinates: 51°43′52″N 5°52′42″E / 51.73111°N 5.87833°E / 51.73111; 5.87833
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Dongen
Dongen ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a village in the southern Netherlands. In the past it was home to a profitable Leather industry, to which a few old shoe factories in the town's older sections still testify. The town is formed near a small river called "Donge" (about ten feet across), the water of which was used extensively for the leather industry. The Aerts Automobile was built here in 1899.
Coordinates: 51°37′N 4°58′E / 51.617°N 4.967°E / 51.617; 4.967
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Dordrecht
Dordrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɔr.trɛχt] ( listen)), colloquially Dordt [dɔrt], historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009. The municipality covers the entire Dordrecht Island, also often called Het Eiland van Dordt (the Island of Dordt), bordered by the rivers Oude Maas, Beneden Merwede, Nieuwe Merwede, Hollands Diep, and Dordtsche Kil. Dordrecht is the largest and most important city in the Drechtsteden and is also part of the Randstad, the main conurbation in the Netherlands. Dordrecht is the oldest city in Holland and has a rich history and culture.
The name Dordrecht comes from Thyre, the name of a river, and Middle Dutch drecht "ford", thus meaning "Thure river crossing". Some documentation speaks of the river actually being called Thuredrith. Inhabitants of Dordrecht are Dordtenaren (singular: Dordtenaar). Dordrecht is informally called Dordt by its inhabitants. In earlier centuries, Dordrecht was a major trade port, well-known to British merchants, and was called Dort in English.
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Drenthe
Drenthe [ˈdrɛn.tə] ( listen) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany (districts of Emsland and Bentheim) to the east.
Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a sparsely populated rural area since medieval times. Except for some industry in Assen and Emmen, the lands in Drenthe are mainly used for farming.
Drenthe has been populated by people since prehistory. Artifacts from the Wolstonian Stage (150.000 years ago) are among the oldest found in the Netherlands. In fact it was one of the most densely populated areas of the Netherlands until the Bronze Age. Most tangible evidence of this are the dolmens (hunebedden) built around 3500 BC, 53 of the 54 dolmens in the Netherlands can be found in Drenthe, concentrated in the northeast of the province.
Drenthe was first mentioned in a document from the year 820, it was called Pago Treanth (district Drenthe). In archives from "Het Utrechts Archief" from 1024 to 1025 the "county Drenthe" is mentioned, when Emperor Henry II gave it to Bishop Adalbold II of Utrecht.
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Drimmelen
Drimmelen ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
Towns:
Hamlets (population data concerning these hamlets are included in the population data of the towns near which they are located):
The Lage Zwaluwe railway station is situated on the Breda–Rotterdam railway and the railway to Roosendaal.
Coordinates: 51°42′N 4°47′E / 51.7°N 4.783°E / 51.7; 4.783
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Duchy of Limburg
The Duchy of Limburg, situated in the Low Countries between the river Meuse and the city of Aachen, was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its territory is now divided between the Belgian provinces of Liège (northeastern part) and Limburg (for example Voeren and Rekem), the Dutch province of Limburg (southern part), and a small part of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany (for example Herzogenrath).
Its most important cities were Limbourg, the capital, and Eupen. Linguistically Limburg was situated on the border of Germanic with Romance Europe. While in the northern and eastern districts Limburgish and Ripuarian dialects were spoken, the southwestern part around Herve was dominated by Walloon.
In Roman times, Limburg was at first situated in the Roman province of Gallia Belgica, but the region extending from the Scheldt to the Rhine, was soon split out to become part of Germania Inferior, with its capital at Cologne, later reorganized as Germania Secunda. Within this area, the future Duchy was within the Civitas Tungrorum, the polity of the Tungri, with its capital at Tongeren. When Julius Caesar first entered this area and took it under Roman control it was inhabited by a group of Belgic Gaulish tribes, the Condrusi, Eburones, Caeraesi, and Paemani, who were referred to collectively as the Germani cisrhenani. They were in contact with both Gaulish and Germanic peoples. The language they spoke is not certain, and it is also not certain to what extent these earlier tribes can be equated to the Tungri, found in this same area only a few generations later, who are generally accepted to be speakers of a Germanic language. (Tacitus says that the Tungri used to be called the Germani and that other uses of the term are based on their old name.)
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Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden), the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Provinciën) — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and ultimately the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands. Alternative names include the United Provinces, Foederatae Belgii Provinciae (Federated Belgic Provinces), and Belgica Foederata (Belgic Federation).
Until the 16th century, the Low Countries – roughly now corresponding to Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg – consisted of a number of duchies, counties and bishoprics, most of which were under the supremacy of the Holy Roman Empire.
Most of the Low Countries had come under the rule of the House of Burgundy and subsequently the House of Habsburg. In 1549 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V issued the Pragmatic Sanction, which further unified the Seventeen Provinces under his rule. Charles was succeeded by his son, King Philip II of Spain. In 1568 the Netherlands, led by William I of Orange, revolted against Philip II because of high taxes, persecution of Protestants by the government, and Philip's efforts to modernize and centralize the devolved-medieval government structures of the provinces. This was the start of the Eighty Years' War.
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Eersel
Eersel ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in southern Netherlands in the province of North Brabant. Eersel is situated in the Campine (Kempen) area.
Eersel is part of the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Delights) and known for its attractive market. This market, together with the Hint, has been declared a protected village on October 19, 1967. This has been done to guarantee the future survival of its authentic character.
About 3,500 years ago the first inhabitants of the area of Eersel were builders of sepulchre hillocks or burial mounds of the Tumulus culture. Following them in the late bronze age the people of the Urnfield culture continued living there as has been proved by the urn with cremating ashes that has been found in ‘Schadewijk’. Before the Romans occupied this area, which they called Toxandria, the Eburones lived here. From the Roman period there are also archaeological finds. Many shards of Roman pottery are found between the church of Eersel and the hamlet ‘Schadewijk’. The Salian Franks that settled the area in the 4th century became known as Toxandrians. After the Roman time the region has been virtually depopulated.
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Eindhoven
Eindhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛi̯nt.ˌhoʊ̯.və(n)] ( listen)) is a municipality and a city located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender streams. The Gender was dammed off short of the city centre in the 1950s, but the Dommel still runs through the city. The city counts 217,192 inhabitants (February 2012) and 261,082 if adjacent Veldhoven is included, making it the fifth-largest city of the Netherlands and the largest of North Brabant.
Neighbouring cities and towns include Son en Breugel, Nuenen, Geldrop-Mierlo, Heeze-Leende, Waalre, Veldhoven, Eersel, Oirschot and Best. The agglomeration has some 440,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area (which includes Helmond) has nearly 750,000 inhabitants. Also, Eindhoven is part of Brabant Stad, a combined metropolitan area with more than 2 million inhabitants. In 2011, Eindhoven was named world's most intelligent community by Intelligent Community Forum.
The name Eindhoven derives from the contraction of the regional words eind (meaning last or end) and hove (or hoeve; a section of some 14 hectares of land). "Eind" is toponymically a common prefix and postfix in local place- and streetnames. A "hove" was a parcel of land that might be given in leasehold to private persons such as farmers by the local lord. Taken in conjunction with the fact that a string of such parcels existed around Woensel, the original location of Eindhoven may be understood to be the "last hove on the land of Woensel".
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Enschede
Enschede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛns.χə.ˌdeɪ̯] ( listen)), also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region. The municipality of Enschede consisted of the city of Enschede until 1935, when the rural municipality of Lonneker, which surrounded the city, was annexed after the rapid industrial expansion of Enschede which began in the 1860s and involved the building of railways and the digging of the Twentekanaal.
The early history of Enschede is largely unknown, but a settlement existed around the Old Marketplace in early medieval times. The name of this settlement is mentioned as Anescede or Enscede meaning either "near the border" (with Bentheim) or "near the Es" and sported a church, a marketplace and a fortified aristocratic house.
Enschede was granted city rights around 1300 which were confirmed in 1325 by Bishop Jan III van Diest and henceforth was allowed to protect itself with a wall. Because a stone wall was too expensive (since stone had to be imported), Enschede had a system of ditches, palisades and hedges instead, which is still reflected in the street-names Noorderhagen and Zuiderhagen (North Hedge and South Hedge, respectively). The city plan of this era is still recognisable in the street-pattern.
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France
France (Englishi/ˈfræns/ FRANSS or /ˈfrɑːns/ FRAHNSS; French: [fʁɑ̃s] ( listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is the largest western European country and it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, covering 11,035,000 km2 (4,260,000 sq mi), just behind that of the United States (11,351,000 km2 / 4,383,000 sq mi).
Over the past 500 years, France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and around the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America and Southeast Asia; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest colonial empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
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Friesland
Friesland ( pronunciation (help·info), West Frisian: Fryslân, Dutch: Friesland; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfris.lɑnt]) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient, larger region of Frisia.
Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân. Nevertheless, Friesland remains in common usage, being the Dutch (and English) name for the province.
Friesland has 646,000 inhabitants (2010) and its capital is Leeuwarden (West Frisian: Ljouwert), with 91,817 inhabitants, in the centre of the province.
Fryslân distinguishes itself from the other eleven provinces by having its own language, West Frisian, which is also spoken in a small adjacent part of the province of Groningen, to the east. Closely related languages, East Frisian ("Seeltersk", which is different from "East Frisian (Ostfriesisch)", a collection of Low German dialects of East Frisia) and North Frisian, are spoken in the Saterland and in North Friesland areas in Germany, respectively.
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Geertruidenberg
Geertruidenberg [ˈɣɪːr.trœy̆.də(m).ˌbɛrx] ( listen) is a city and municipality in the province North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. The city, named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, received city rights in 1213 from the count of Holland. The fortified city prospered until the 15th century.
Today, the municipality of Geertruidenberg also includes the population centres Raamsdonk and Raamsdonksveer. The municipality has a total area of 29.86 km2 and as of 2007 it has a population of 21,104 inhabitants. The city government consists of the mayor Matthieu Meijer and four aldermen.
Geertruidenberg is named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles.
In 1213, Sint Geertruidenberg (English: "Saint Gertrude's Mountain") received city rights from Count William I of Holland. The fortified city became a trade center, where counts and other nobility gathered for negotiations. The Hook and Cod wars in 1420 and the Saint Elizabeth's flood in 1421 ended the prosperity of the city.
In 1588 the city was betrayed to Parma by its English garrison.
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Germany
Germany (i/ˈdʒɜrməni/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state and the largest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields.
A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribes expanded southward, and established successor kingdoms throughout much of Europe. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation while southern and western parts remained dominated by Roman Catholic denominations, with the two factions clashing in the Thirty Years' War, marking the beginning of the Catholic–Protestant divide that has characterized German society ever since. Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states into the German Empire in 1871 which was Prussian dominated. After the German Revolution of 1918–1919 and the subsequent military surrender in World War I, the Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic in 1918, and partitioned in the Treaty of Versailles. Amidst the Great Depression, the Third Reich was proclaimed in 1933. The latter period was marked by Fascism and World War II. After 1945, Germany was divided by allied occupation, and evolved into two states, East Germany and West Germany. In 1990 Germany was reunified.
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Gilze en Rijen
Gilze en Rijen ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. The municipality contains four villages Rijen, Gilze, Hulten and Molenschot.
Rijen grew in the 19th century due to its leather factories.
Railway Station: Gilze-Rijen
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Goirle
Goirle (pronounced [ˈɣoːrlə] ( listen)) is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Part of the suburban area of the city of Tilburg, it shares with it its phone area code and public transport system.
The municipality also includes the villages of Breehees and Riel.
Holland national football team defender Joris Mathijsen was born and raised in Goirle. The skater Ireen Wüst was also born in Goirle.
Media related to Goirle at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 51°31′N 5°04′E / 51.517°N 5.067°E / 51.517; 5.067
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Groningen
Groningen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroʊ̯.nɪ.ŋə(n)], locally [ˈxroː.nɪ.ŋən] ( listen); Gronings: Grunnen; West Frisian: Grins) is the main municipality as well as the capital city of the eponymous province in the Netherlands. With a population of around 190,000, it is the largest city in the north of the Netherlands. Groningen is a university city, inhabited on average by about 37,000 students.
The city was founded on the northernmost point of the Hondsrug area. The oldest document referring to Groningen's existence dates from 1040. However, the city already existed long before then: the oldest archaeological traces found are believed to stem from the years 3950-3720 BC, although the first major settlement in Groningen has been traced back to the 3rd century AD.
In the 13th century, when Groningen was an important trade centre, its inhabitants built a city wall to underline its authority. The city had a strong influence on the surrounding lands and made its dialect a common tongue. The most influential period of the city was the end of the 15th century, when the nearby province of Friesland was administered from Groningen. During these years, the Martini Tower was built, which loomed over the city at (then) 127 metres tall, making it the highest building in Europe at the time. The city's independence came to an end when it chose to join forces with the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War in 1594. It later switched sides, joining the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.
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Halderberge
Halderberge ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.
Railway Dordrecht to Roosendaal (part of line 11), with stations and official station abbreviations:
Halderberge is twinned with:
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Helmond
Helmond ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.
First settlements in the area were around 1000, and Helmond was granted city rights in approximately 1232. The centre of Helmond has a castle which was built by Jan III van Berlaer around 1350. Helmond has many textile companies. The Vlisco factory is located next to the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal which runs through the city.
Helmond is home of the professional football team of Helmond Sport.
Railway stations: Helmond, Helmond Brouwhuis, Helmond Brandevoort, Helmond 't Hout
The municipal council consists of 37 seats. Below the council since 1998:
Representatives of the blue colored parliamentary groups form the executive coalition.
The board of executives (College van burgemeester en wethouders in Dutch) for 2010-2014 consists of a coalition of SDOH-D66-HB (2 Municipal Executives), CDA (Mayor and 2 Municipal Executives), and VVD (1 Municipal Executive). After elections the parties SDH-OH, CDA, VVD, D66 en Helmondse Belangen reached an agreement to form a right wing coalition. Because CDA would get 2 Municipal Executives, only 3 positions where open, but there were 4 parties left in the coalition. It was decided to merge the parliamentary groups of SDH-OH, D66 and Helmondse Belangen into one group named SDOH-D66-HB. The combination received 2 Municipal Executives, of which one (P.G.M. Tielemans) is a SDH-OH-member and one (J.B.C.W. van den Heuvel) a D66 member. The parliamentary group leader of Helmondse Belangen, Berry Smits, became Parliamentary group leader of the combined group. This way the board holds a 20 of the 37 seats majority in the municipal council.
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Heusden
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, Nieuwkuijk, Oudheusden and Vlijmen. The municipality was formed in 1997 with the fusion between the municipalities of Heusden, Drunen, and Vlijmen.
Heusden was a municipality in itself, incorporating the communities of Herpt, Heesbeen, Hedikhuizen, Doeveren, and Oudheusden. In 1997 Heusden was incorporated together with the municipalities of Vlijmen and Drunen to form a new municipality, for which the name of Heusden was chosen.
The settlement of Heusden, bordering on the river Meuse (Maas), as we know it today dates back to the 13th century, and started with the construction of a fortification to replace the castle that was destroyed by the Duke of Brabant in 1202. This fortification was quickly expanded with water works and a donjon (castle keep). The city of Heusden received city rights in 1318. The castle of Heusden was the property of successive dukes of Brabant, in 1357 it went over to the counts of Holland. With the construction of ramparts and moats the castle became located within the city's fortifications, and the castle lost its function as a stronghold. The donjon was now used as a munition depot. A disaster marked the end of the castle of Heusden and caused the economic demise of the city; on 24 July 1680 a terrible thunderstorm hit Heusden, and lightning struck the donjon. Sixty thousand pounds of gunpowder and other ammunition exploded, and destroyed the castle. It took the people of Heusden seven weeks to clear the rubble and debris. The castle was never fully rebuilt. However, the original outlines of the main features were restored in 1987.
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Hilvarenbeek
Hilvarenbeek ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.
The municipality of Hilvarenbeek also includes the following villages with their own churches: Baarschot, Biest-Houtakker, Diessen, Esbeek and Haghorst.
In addition, the following parts were historically separate, but are nowadays more like neighbourhoods: Beerten, Driehuizen, Dun, Gorp, Groenstraat, Groot Loo, Grote Voort, Hoog Spul, Hoogeind, Klein Loo, Kleine Voort, Laag Spul, Rovert, Slibbroek and Westerwijk.
The biggest touristic attraction is called Beekse Bergen, consisting of a zoo, amusement park, holiday bungalow park, and camping parks.
Coordinates: 51°29′N 5°08′E / 51.483°N 5.133°E / 51.483; 5.133
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Holland
Holland
Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. The term Holland is also frequently used as a pars pro toto to refer to the whole of the Netherlands. This usage is generally accepted but disliked by Dutch people in the other parts of the Netherlands.
From the 10th century to the 16th century, Holland proper was a unified political region, a county ruled by the Counts of Holland. By the 17th century, Holland had risen to become a maritime and economic power, dominating the other provinces of the Dutch Republic.
Today, the former County of Holland consists of the two Dutch provinces of North Holland and South Holland, which together include the Netherlands' three largest cities: country capital Amsterdam; seat of government The Hague; and Rotterdam, home of Europe's largest port.
Pliny the Elder (AD 23–79) referred to this region as the land between the Helinium and Flevo ("inter Helinium ac Flevum"), the names of the mouths into which the Rhine divided itself, the first discharging its waters in the Mosa in the neighbourhood of Brielle and the second into "the lakes of the north" (present IJsselmeer). The name Holland first appeared in sources in 866 for the region around Haarlem, and by 1064 was being used as the name of the entire county. By this time, the inhabitants of Holland were referring to themselves as "Hollanders".Holland is derived from the Middle Dutch term holtland ("wooded land").[citation needed] This spelling variation remained in use until around the 14th century, at which time the name stabilised as Holland (alternative spellings at the time were Hollant and Hollandt). Popular, but incorrect etymology holds that Holland is derived from hol land ("hollow land") and was inspired by the low-lying geography of Holland.[citation needed]
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Laarbeek
Laarbeek ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. It was formed in 1997 by the former municipalities Beek en Donk, Aarle-Rixtel and Lieshout (which included the village Mariahout). Laarbeek is part of the city region 'Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven', centered around the city of Eindhoven. The town hall is located in Beek en Donk.
Lieshout is home of the Bavaria Brewery, one of the Netherlands' largest breweries which produces for local and foreign markets.
The castle Croy is located near the village Aarle-Rixtel.
Achterbosch, Beemdkant, Broek, Croy, De Hei, Deense Hoek, Ginderdoor, Groenewoud, Heikant, Het Hool, Het Laar, 't Hof, Kruisschot, Scheepstal, Strijp, Wolfsputten.
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Landerd
Landerd ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality within the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.
Landerd is the result of a merger between the formerly independent municipalities of Schaijk and Zeeland on 1 January 1994. Schaijk and Reek had merged earlier on 1 July 1942.
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Loon op Zand
Loon op Zand ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a village in the southern Netherlands. It has 23.000 residents.
Kaatsheuvel is known for the amusement park Efteling.
Loon op Zand is the oldest village of the municipality. Somewhere around the year 1000, this village was founded in a very wet and swampy area. There was also a lot of drift-sand whose origin, according to geological experts, dates back to the last ice age. As of this moment, Loon op Zand has the biggest driftsand area in all of western Europe. The presence of this driftsand explains the name of Loon op Zand. It means Village build on sand. Historically, the presence of this driftsand has caused the relocation of the village on several times. Hinerland farmers build many sandy embankments or levies to protect their land against the ceaseless drifting sand.
Loon op Zand has always been an important place. The village is next to the road between 's Hertogenbosch and Turnhout. Many land Lords stayed at Loon op Zand or built a vacation cottage in or near the village. Even emperor Karel de Grote and King Willem II of Holland stayed at the little village on several occasions.
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Maasdonk
Maasdonk ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.
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Maastricht
Coordinates: 50°51′4.47″N 5°41′26.65″E / 50.8512417°N 5.6907361°E / 50.8512417; 5.6907361
Maastricht ([maːˈstʁɪçt] (southern Dutch) or [maːˈstɾɪxt] ( listen) (northern); Limburgish (incl. Maastrichtian) Mestreech [məˈstʁeːç]; French Maëstricht (archaic); Spanish Mastrique (archaic)) is a city in the Netherlands. It is located in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, of which it is the capital.
Maastricht is widely known as a city of history, culture, local folklore, education. Furthermore, it has become known, by way of the Maastricht Treaty, as the birthplace of the European Union, European citizenship, and the single European currency, the euro. The town is popular with tourists for shopping and recreation, and has a large growing international student population. Maastricht is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river (Dutch: Maas) in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border (with both the Dutch-speaking Flemish and French-speaking Walloon region within easy reach from the city centre) and near the German border. The city is part of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, the Euregio that includes Aachen, Hasselt and Liège in respectively Germany and Belgium.
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Mill en Sint Hubert
Mill en Sint Hubert ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.
Church of Mill
People
Heilmolen (mil)
mil
Peel-Raam Line
War at Mill (10/11 mei 1940)
Defence canal and bunker
Coordinates: 51°41′N 5°47′E / 51.683°N 5.783°E / 51.683; 5.783
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Moerdijk
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 Heijningen, Klundert, Standdaarbuiten, Willemstad and Zevenbergen. At that time the new municipality was called Zevenbergen. The name changed to Moerdijk in 1998.
The village of Moerdijk is one of the smaller villages of the municipality. Population as of 2002 is 1,205. Moerdijk is however a well-known name in the Netherlands, because of the large Moerdijk industrial area, with a large power plant, and because of the well-known Moerdijk bridges (highway and railway bridges) across the Hollands Diep.
Moerdijk made headlines on January 5, 2011, because of a large fire at Chemie-Pack (a firm processing numerous chemicals) causing a large cloud of toxic smoke to blow over the surrounding area, mostly to the north of Moerdijk.
Above the Moerdijk (meaning "north of Moerdijk") is used as an expression in Belgium and the southern parts of the Netherlands to mean "in the Netherlands" or "in Holland".
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MOTI
The Museum Of The Image (MOTI) before the Graphic Design Museum in Breda is a museum for visual culture. The museum is in the centre of Breda and exhibits the broad and dynamic world of film, design, photography, fashion, visual arts, architecture, science and gaming.
MOTI places current graphic design in an historical and cultural context, open to the world and technology. It represents all forms of media, from printed material to interactive web design.
On 9 december 2011 is the name of the museum changed in Museum Of The Image (MOTI).
Graphic design has been around for about 100 years and has built up a rich tradition in the Netherlands with internationally renowned designers. In the twentieth century, graphic design was a fairly prescribed area with a small group of professional practitioners such as Piet Zwart, Willem Sandberg, Wim Crouwel and Anthon Beeke. The Graphic Design Museum offers an international podium for established designers and is, in addition, a platform for new top talent.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands (
i/ˈnɛðərləndz/; Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdə(r)lɑnt] or [ˈneɪ̯də(r)lɑnt] (
listen); West Frisian: Nederlân; Papiamento: Hulanda) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with some islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. It is a parliamentary democracy organised as a unitary state. The country capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague. The Netherlands in its entirety is often referred to as Holland, although North and South Holland are actually only two of its twelve provinces (a case of pars pro toto; see terminology of "the Netherlands").
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Nijmegen
Nijmegen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɛi̯.ˌmeɪ̯.ɣə(n)] ( listen)) is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is considered to be the oldest city in The Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005. The municipality is part of the "Stadsregio Arnhem-Nijmegen", a metropolitan area with 736,107 inhabitants (January 2011).
The first mention of Nijmegen in history is in the 1st century BC, when the Romans built a military camp on the place where Nijmegen was to appear; the location had great strategic value because of the surrounding hills, which gave (and continues to give) a good view over the Waal and Rhine valley.
By 69, when the Batavians, the original inhabitants of the Rhine and Maas delta, revolted, a village called Oppidum Batavorum had formed near the Roman camp. This village was destroyed in the revolt, but when the revolt had ended the Romans built another, bigger camp where the Legio X Gemina was stationed. Soon after, another village formed around this camp.
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North Brabant
North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant, [ˈnʊːrt ˈbraː.bɐnt] ( listen)), mostly called Brabant,[citation needed] is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.
Until the 17th century, the area that now makes up the province of North Brabant was mostly part of the Duchy of Brabant, of which the southern part is now in present-day Belgium. In the 14th and 15th century, the area experienced a golden age, especially the cities of Leuven (Louvain), Antwerp (both now in Belgium), Breda and 's-Hertogenbosch.
After the Union of Utrecht was signed in 1579, Brabant became a battlefield between the Protestant Dutch Republic and Catholic Spain, which occupied the southern Netherlands. As a result of the Peace of Westphalia, the northern part of Brabant became part of the Netherlands as the territory of Staats-Brabant (State Brabant) under federal rule, in contrast to the founding provinces of the Dutch Republic which were self-governing.
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Oirschot
Oirschot ( pronunciation (help·info)) (dialect: Orskot) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. It is situated 12 km from the city of Eindhoven and 20 km from the city of Tilburg in the province Noord-Brabant (North-Brabant). The municipality has 17,841 inhabitants (1 January 2007).
There are more than 300 monuments in the municipality Oirschot. Some of the monuments are:
There are many more festivals in Oirschot every year.
City Council
The municipal elections on 6 March 2006 resulted in the following make-up of the City Council (17 seats in total):
Mayor
The mayor of the municipality Oirschot is named Ruud Severijns. He is member of the political party PvdA.
Coordinates: 51°31′N 5°19′E / 51.517°N 5.317°E / 51.517; 5.317
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Oisterwijk
Oisterwijk ([ˈoːstərˌʋɛik] ( listen)) is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands.
Oisterwijk received city rights in 1230. Part of the municipality of Oisterwijk includes the 'Oisterwijkse bossen en vennen' (Oisterwijk forest's and little lakes) and the 'Kampina'. Both are nature reserves of outstanding natural beauty. The reserves are owned and kept by the 'Vereniging Natuurmonumenten' (Nature Monuments Society).
Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°12′E / 51.583°N 5.2°E / 51.583; 5.2
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Oosterhout
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, although archaeological excavations showed the existence of human settlements in the area in prehistoric times. The Knights Templar had a temple here dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It was home to a castle which later acquired control over the surrounding area, up to Breda and Bergen op Zoom. The castle was destroyed by Spanish troops during the Eighty Years War, in 1573; only a tower of it survives today.
The city became the seat of a flourishing ceramics industry, which lasted until the 19th century. In 1625 the city was besieged by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and suffered heavy damage.
Despite the rise of Protestantism, it was home to several Catholic monasteries, including that of the Premonstratensians, which is still active. Oosterhout received city rights in 1809, by will of Louis Bonaparte.
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Oss
Oss [ɔs] ( listen) is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.
There is archaeological evidence that humans have lived in and around Oss for 4,000 years. Major archaeological finds were the Vorstengraf burial sites and the indigenous-Roman burial fields of Oss-Ussen.
Oss was first mentioned in a letter by Pope Alexander II on 6 May 1069. Oss was granted city rights in 1399 by Hertogin (Duchess) Johanna van Brabant. Present-day Oss has several chemical and pharmaceutical industries like Merck & Co. (previously Schering-Plough, Organon and Diosynth). Oss is also host to the professional football team FC Oss, and is the birthplace of former Manchester United and Real Madrid star Ruud van Nistelrooy, although he did not play for the local side, but for rivals FC Den Bosch.
The gothic metal/alternative rock band The Gathering, formed in 1989, originally hails from Oss.
Today there is only one coffeeshop left, called "The Jungle".
Berghem is a small town east of Oss (population: 6,900). Berghem is currently being expanded with many new houses in the Piekenhoef.
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Overijssel
Overijssel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌoʊ̯.və.ˈrɛi̯.səɫ] ( listen); Dutch Low Saxon: Oaveriessel) is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede. The province has a population of 1,113,529 inhabitants.
Overijssel is bordered by Germany to the east, the Achterhoek region of Gelderland to the south, the Veluwe region of Gelderland and Flevoland to the west, and Friesland and the former moors of Drenthe to the north. Overijssel comprises three regions: Kop van Overijssel in the northwest, Salland in the centre of the province, and Twente in the east. Besides the capital Zwolle, the major cities are Almelo, Deventer, Enschede, and Hengelo.
To the southeast, the province's surface is mostly sandy, interspersed with small rivers such as the Regge and Dinkel and other brooks. In the northwest, the geology is dominated by sediments from the Overijsselse Vecht and clay. The northern parts were once covered by veen (bogs) which separated the dryer and more arable south from Drenthe and which have been exploited as fuel to a large degree. Only small patches survive today (Engbertsdijksvenen near Tubbergen, Witteveen (near Haaksbergen), and the Aamsveen (near Enschede). The extreme northwest is dominated by a system of lakes formed by former peat-mining, the Weerribben, which is a valuable wetland.
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Poland
Polandi/ˈpoʊlənd/ (Polish: Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska; Kashubian: Pòlskô Repùblika; Silesian: Polsko Republika), is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi), making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, being its most populous post-communist member. Poland is a unitary state made up of 16 voivodeships. Poland is a member of the European Union, NATO, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), European Economic Area, International Energy Agency, Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, International Atomic Energy Agency, G6, Council of the Baltic Sea States, Visegrád Group, Weimar Triangle and Schengen Agreement.
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Princenhage
Princenhage is a neighbourhood in the southwest of the city Breda in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
Until 1942, Princenhage was a separate municipality. The original name of the municipality was "Haage", which was changed to "Princenhage" in 1819.
Coordinates: 51°34′N 4°44′E / 51.567°N 4.733°E / 51.567; 4.733
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Prinsenbeek
Prinsenbeek is a village and a former municipality in the Dutch province North Brabant. The village is situated west of the motorway A16 (Rotterdam - Antwerp) and the TGV-line Amsterdam - Paris. Prinsenbeek is a part of the municipality Breda, and it has 11,419 inhabitants (2005). There is a train station on the line Rotterdam - Breda. When it is carnival, Prinsenbeek is called Boemeldonck (slowtrainswamp).
Initially, the village was called Beek. The Prinsenhoeve at Beek was built in the 14th century, and that is the first mention of this village. Beek became a parish in 1796. On 1 July 1866 the train station Prinsenbeek was opened.
The municipality Beek was founded in 1942, during World War II, when the town Princenhage was added to the town Breda. The village, with a church, became a separate municipality. In 1951 the name was changed into Prinsenbeek, because there were several more towns called Beek, one in Limburg and one in Gelderland. By royal decree Prinsenbeek was given a town arms on 12 January 1951 and on 11 October 1963 the town council decided to have a town flag. On 1 July 1976 the area east of the railway was added to Breda. Finally at the municipal redivision on 1 January 1997 Prinsenbeek was added to Breda.
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Roosendaal
Roosendaal [ˈroʊ̯.zə(n).ˌdaːɫ] ( listen) is both a city and a municipality in the southern Netherlands. Together with Nispen it used to form a municipality named Roosendaal en Nispen. Since 1 January 1997 the municipalities Roosendaal en Nispen and Wouw have merged into the municipality now simply known as Roosendaal.
Roosendaal was established in the 13th century.
The professional football team RBC (Roosendaal Boys Combinatie) plays in Roosendaal.
The official International ABBA Fan club has been based in Roosendaal since 1986, and since the turn of the century, the city has also played host to the annual convention of the International ABBA Fan Club where for one weekend every April, hundreds of people from all over the world attend the event.
The history of Roosendaal goes back to the 12th and 13th century. The name Rosendaele was first mentioned in a document of 1268. Roosendaal was always a part of North Brabant. In the Middle Ages, Roosendaal grew as a result of the turf business, but the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) put an end to the grow. Roosendaal and Wouw were suffering from the itinerant combat troops. The troops plundered and ravaged everything they came across. For decades the countryside of Roosendaal was abandoned.
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Rotterdam
Rotterdam (
/ˈrɒtərdæm/; Dutch [ˌrɔ.tər.ˈdɑm] ( listen)) is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam constructed in 1270 on the Rotte River, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre. Its strategic location at the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta on the North Sea and at the heart of a massive rail, road, air and inland waterway distribution system extending throughout Europe is the reason that Rotterdam is often called the "Gateway to Europe".
Located in the Province of South Holland, Rotterdam is found in the west of the Netherlands and at the south end of the Randstad. The population of the city proper was 616,250 on February 1st 2012. The population of the greater Rotterdam area, called "Rotterdam-Rijnmond" or just "Rijnmond", is around 1.3 million people. Rotterdam is one of Europe's most vibrant, multicultural cities. The city is known for its university (Erasmus), its cutting-edge architecture, its lively cultural life, its striking riverside setting, its maritime heritage and the Rotterdam Blitz.
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Rucphen
Rucphen ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands between Roosendaal and Etten-Leur, south of the railway, but without a train-station.
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Schijndel
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 December in the year 1309. Also see page nl:Schijndel
The population of the town Schijndel in 2005 was 23,005. This figure has remained virtually unchanged since the 1990s. Although officially marked as a village the town has a population that is large enough to be considered a city, but since city charters are no longer being given to municipalities in Holland Schijndel remains a village.
Coordinates: 51°37′N 5°27′E / 51.617°N 5.45°E / 51.617; 5.45
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Sint Anthonis
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 town has 4,228 inhabitants.
The town was mentioned in a last will as early as 1312. The town was called Oelbroec at the time. As the church of St. Anthony The Abbot was completed in 1477, people started referring to the town as the "Parish of St. Anthony in Oelbroec", and by 1570 the name Oelbroec had disappeared. Church Book registration started in 1640 and are to be found on the BHIC web site.
Landhorst, Ledeacker, Oploo, Rijkevoort, De Walsert, Sint Anthonis, Stevensbeek, Wanroij and Westerbeek.
Coordinates: 51°38′N 5°53′E / 51.633°N 5.883°E / 51.633; 5.883
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Someren
Someren ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
Coordinates: 51°23′N 5°43′E / 51.383°N 5.717°E / 51.383; 5.717
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Son en Breugel
Son en Breugel ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands just outside of Eindhoven. 15,204 lived in this municipality as of June 1, 2005. Son en Breugel is 26,67 km² (of which 0,28 km² water). Son en Breugel used to be two different towns 'Son' and 'Breugel'. The border between these towns is made by the stream the Dommel. Son en Breugel borders to the following municipalities: Eindhoven, Sint-Oedenrode, Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Best and Laarbeek.
The villages of Son and Breugel were founded between the 12th and 14th centuries. The villages developed quickly; some 300 households (150 each) were reported in both villages during the 15th century. However, both Son as well as Breugel were hit badly during the Eighty Years' War, and the number of households shrank to some 140 (with a total of 600 - 800 inhabitants). However, both villages managed to recover.
During the reign of Napoleon, both villages are combined into one municipality. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the population stayed relatively stable at some 1,500 persons. However, between 1910 and 1940 the population increased from 1,600 to 3,500 when people started moving to the village for economic reasons. It was the scene of heavy fighting at the end of the Second World War, particularly during Operation Market Garden. From 1960 onwards, Son en Breugel continued to grow. As of August 2002, the number of inhabitants was 15,000.
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South Holland
South Holland (Dutch: Zuid-Holland [ˈzœy̆t ˈɦɔlɐnt] ( listen) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.
South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world. With a population of 3,502,595 (30 November 2009) and an area of 3,403 km², the province has the highest population density in the Netherlands.
For more on the history of South Holland in the context of Dutch history, see the article on the "History of the Netherlands". The history of this province can also be found in the articles on its constituent elements (e.g. Rotterdam, The Hague, etc.) The information here pertains just to South Holland itself.
For most of its history, the modern-day province of South Holland was an integral part of Holland.
From the 9th century to the 16th century, Holland was a county of the Holy Roman Empire, and was ruled by the counts of Holland. Some of the counts were powerful magnates who also ruled many other territories, culminating in a period of rule by the House of Habsburg which was terminated by the Dutch Revolt.
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Teteringen
Teteringen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Breda, about 4 km north of the city centre.
Teteringen was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Breda.
Coordinates: 51°37′N 4°50′E / 51.617°N 4.833°E / 51.617; 4.833
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The Hague
The Hague (Dutch: Den Haag pronounced [dɛnˈɦaˑχ] ( listen), officially 's-Gravenhage pronounced [ˈsχraˑvə(n)ˌɦaˑɣə] ( listen)) is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants (as of 1 September 2011), and more than one million inhabitants including the suburbs, it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Located in the west of the Netherlands, The Hague is in the centre of the Haaglanden conurbation and lies at the southwest corner of the larger Randstad conurbation.
The Hague is the seat of the Dutch government and parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Council of State, but the city is not the capital of the Netherlands which constitutionally is Amsterdam. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands lives at Huis ten Bosch and works at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. Most foreign embassies in the Netherlands and 150 international organisations are located in the city, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, which makes The Hague one of the major cities hosting the United Nations, along with New York, Vienna and Geneva.
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Tilburg
Tilburg [ˈtɪɫ.bʏrx] ( listen) is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant. Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout. With more than 206,000 inhabitants, it is the second largest city of Noord-Brabant, and the sixth city of the Netherlands. With Goirle, it forms an agglomeration of 229,000 inhabitants.
Tilburg University is located in Tilburg, as are Avans University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences.
Tilburg is known for its 10-day-long funfair,[dead link] the largest in the Benelux, held in July each year. The Monday during the funfair is called "Roze Maandag" (Pink Monday), and is primarily gay-oriented, though also enjoyed by many heterosexuals.
There are three railway stations within the municipality: Tilburg, Tilburg Universiteit and Tilburg Reeshof.
Little is known about the earliest history of Tilburg. Documents from the year 709 show the name Tilburg for the first time. After that, sources remain silent for some centuries. In the later Middle Ages, Tilburg was more of a local 'region' than a village or city, although a couple of small hamlets provided its population centers, one of which was known as 'Eastern Tilburg' (Oost-Tilburg), which was later reflected in the name of Oisterwijk ('Eastern Quarter'). This village centered around a small (probably wooden) castle or 'Motteburcht' on an equally small hill, which became derelict and was torn down after a few centuries at most. Of this first 'Tilburg Castle', nothing remained c. 2000, save a few remnants of its moat in the suburbs of Oisterwijk. In the 14th century, Tilburg was proclaimed a manor. Together with Goirle, it acquired the title of "The Manor of Tilburg and Goirle".
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Uden
Uden ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Uden was first recorded around 1190 as “Uthen”. However, earlier settlements have been found in the areas of the modern day Moleneind, Vorstenburg and Bitswijk and evidence of ice-age settlements has been found near the hamlet of Slabroek. From 1324 Uden was ruled by the Valkenburg house and became a part of the Land van Ravenstein. After 1397 it became a part of the German duchy of Cleves.
Uden was hardly affected by the Eighty Years' War and gained religious freedom in 1631. A result of this was the establishment in the municipality of the Crosiers, who fled from Protestant Dutch oppression in 's-Hertogenbosch in 1638. After the peace of Munster in 1648, Uden remained outside the Dutch republic and was a haven of religious tolerance and Catholics from the nearby villages of Veghel, Nistelrode and Erp were able to build churches at the municipality’s boundaries. The period of 1648–1795 saw an increase in prosperity due to the weekly markets, however, the village was almost destroyed by a fire in 1746. The Dutch folk-hero Kobus van der Schlossen was locally active at this time.
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Ulvenhout
Ulvenhout is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Breda. The part south of the A58 motorway came to the municipality of Alphen-Chaam and is called Ulvenhout AC
Coordinates: 51°33′N 4°48′E / 51.55°N 4.8°E / 51.55; 4.8
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Utrecht
Utrecht (/ˈjuːtrɛkt/; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈytrɛxt] ( listen)) city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 316,448 on 1 February 2012.
Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures from the Early Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the eighth century. Currently it is the see of the Archbishop of Utrecht, the most important Dutch Roman Catholic leader. Utrecht is also the see of the archbishop of the Old Catholic church, titular head of the Union of Utrecht (Old Catholic), and the location of the offices of the main Protestant church. Until the Dutch Golden Age Utrecht was the city of most importance of the Netherlands until Amsterdam became its cultural and most populous centre.
Utrecht is host to Utrecht University, the largest university of the Netherlands, as well as several other institutes for higher education. Due to its central position within the country, it is an important transport hub for both rail and road transport. It has the second highest number of cultural events in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam.
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Valkenswaard
Valkenswaard ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality had 30,871 citizens (as of December 30, 2009) and spans an area of 56,50 square kilometers (1,15 of which is water).
The name Valkenswaard stems from its history of falconers, who caught wild falcons there; valk is Dutch for "falcon". It lay on a route where falcons migrated south each year. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Valkenswaardian falconers were active at many European courts, in which falconing was a beloved pastime. In the 19th and 20th century, a number of large cigar factories were founded in Valkenswaard, the two most renowned of which being Willem II and Hofnar ("court jester"). Valkenswaard's falcon-catching area has now been built over and falcons are no longer caught there.
Coordinates: 51°21′N 5°28′E / 51.35°N 5.467°E / 51.35; 5.467
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Veghel
Veghel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛɣəl] ( listen)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
Since 1994 Veghel and the neighbouring village of Erp have formed a single municipality.
Veghel is twinned with Goch in Germany.
The first settlements date back to Roman times and were established near the River Aa. The municipality was officially founded in 1310 when Duke John II of Brabant granted the inhabitants the right to use common grounds. Rulers of the municipality were the Lords of Erp, residing at their castle of Frisselsteijn in Veghel.
In 1648 Veghel became part of the Republic of the Netherlands. As a former part of the Duchy of Brabant, Veghel is situated in the Meierij of 's-Hertogenbosch. As a Catholic village, Veghel (like all the other areas of Brabant and Limburg which were transferred to the Netherlands by the Peace of Westphalia) suffered economic and religious oppression from the Protestant Dutch and was counted part of the Dutch military boundary area.
It was not until the French wars of 1795 that Veghel became a free village again and received a guarantee of full common rights from the Dutch government. In 1810 Veghel became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. From the middle of the 19th century the agrarian village began developing into an industrial village as a consequence of the opening of the Zuid-Willemsvaart Canal. The construction of large-scale buildings like the neogothic church by Pierre Cuypers and the neoclassical town hall dates from that period. Monastic orders made Veghel a regional centre of health care and education, which it remains to this day.
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Veldhoven
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 twentieth century grew together to form one large suburban area catering to Eindhoven commuter needs. The villages are Veldhoven proper to the southwest, Meerveldhoven to the southeast, and Zeelst to the northeast. A new city center was constructed between Zeelst and Veldhoven.
Veldhoven is home to the headquarters of the manufacturer of high-tech (semiconductor) lithography equipment ASML. ASML occupies the highest building (83 meters) in Veldhoven. The municipality features a large industrial and office area along the Gender, which also includes the second-largest hospital in the Eindhoven urban region, Máxima Medisch Centrum.
Eindhoven Airport is located nearby Veldhoven on the border with Eindhoven in subdivision Meerhoven.
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Vught
Vught ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. It is a town where lots of commuters live and has recently been named "Best place to live" by the Dutch magazine Elsevier.
On April 2, 2007 Roderick van de Mortel (VVD) was appointed mayor of Vught. The current aldermen are Peter Pennings (GB, also vice mayor), Peter van de Wiel (VVD) and Wilbert Seuren (D66).
On August 17, 2009 Rob Brekelmans succeeded Chris de Graaf as the town's secretary
Vught is known for having been the site of a transit/concentration camp (Herzogenbusch) built by Nazi Germany during its occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. It was part of camp Herzogenbusch, but usually better known as "Kamp Vught" (Camp Vught). The camp held male and female prisoners, many of them Jewish and political activists, captured in Belgium and the Netherlands. The guard staff included SS men and a few SS women, headed by Oberaufseherin Margarete Gallinat. The Nazis initially used this location as a transit camp to gather mostly Jewish prisoners for classification and transportation to camps in Poland and other areas.
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Waalre
Waalre ( pronunciation (help·info)) is an affluent municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, immediately south of the city of Eindhoven.
Aalst, Achtereind, De Heuvel, Heikant, Loon, Timmereind and Waalre. Waalre is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. Waalre is the so-called 'Groenfontein' (Green fountain). This stems from its civic policy to provide a diverse tree population in streets and lanes.
Waalre is considered to be one of the richest villages in The Netherlands due to the numerous millionaires living there. It was voted 7th best Dutch municipality to live in, according to a 2010 Elsevier research. The municipality is surrounded by woods, fields, and lakes. The nearest city is Eindhoven.
Coordinates: 51°23′N 5°27′E / 51.383°N 5.45°E / 51.383; 5.45
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Waalwijk
Waalwijk [ˈʋaːɫ.ʋɛi̯k] ( listen) is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. It is a member of the Langstraat. It has a population of around 38,920 and is located near the motorways A59 and N261. The villages of Capelle, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Sprang (the former municipality of Sprang-Capelle) and Waspik together with the city of Waalwijk form the municipality of Waalwijk. The city has an old town center, which has recently been modernized.
Waalwijk is a city in North Brabant that lies between Tilburg and 's-Hertogenbosch. Waalwijk used to be known for its shoe business.
Waalwijk was granted city rights in 1303. The professional football team RKC plays in Waalwijk.
Waalwijk is also known for an event in the city and surroundings: the "80 van de langstraat", held every September, in which a few thousand people make a 80-km walk through all towns that are part of the Langstraat region.
Some other events:
Waalwijk is twinned with:
Coordinates: 51°41′N 5°04′E / 51.683°N 5.067°E / 51.683; 5.067
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Werkendam
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 ferry to Boven-Hardinxveld. The bus between Utrecht and Breda, and the bus between Gorinchem and Den Bosch goes through Sleeuwijk Tol.
For road traffic to Dordrecht there is a ferry to cross the Nieuwe Merwede river.
Coordinates: 51°49′N 4°54′E / 51.817°N 4.9°E / 51.817; 4.9
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Woensdrecht
Woensdrecht ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
Woensdrecht is mainly known for Woensdrecht Air Base. In 1983 it was decided that the US would station 48 nuclear armed cruise missiles here, unless the USSR would reduce the number of SS-20 missiles to 378. Since the number was higher in 1985, stationing was on. Among the Dutch population there was protest against this. The plan was cancelled in 1987 due to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
On 2 October 1944, the Canadian 2nd Division began its advance north from Antwerp. This was at the beginning of the Battle of the Scheldt (2 October-8 November 1944). Stiff fighting at Woensdrecht ensued on 6 October, the objective of the first phase. The Germans—reinforced by Battle Group Chill—saw the priority in holding there, controlling direct access to South Beveland and Walcheren Island.
There were heavy casualties as the Canadians attacked over open, flooded land. Driving rain, booby traps and land mines made advance very difficult. On 13 October, what would come to be known as "Black Friday", the Canadian 5th Infantry Brigade's Black Watch was virtually wiped out in an unsuccessful attack. The Calgary Highlanders were to follow up with a more successful action, and their Carrier Platoon succeeded in taking the rail station at Korteven. Heavy fighting at Hoogerheide also ensued, but by 16 October, Woensdrecht was secured, cutting the land link to South Beveland and Walcheren. The Canadians was successful in completing their objecte.
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Woudrichem
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.
Woudrichem was granted city rights in 1356.
Coordinates: 51°49′N 5°00′E / 51.817°N 5°E / 51.817; 5
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Wrocław
Wrocław ( /ˈvrɒtswəf/; Polish pronunciation: [ˈvrɔt͡swaf] ( listen); German: Breslau [ˈbʁɛslaʊ̯] ( listen); Czech: Vratislav), situated on the River Oder (Polish: Odra), in Lower Silesia. It is the largest city in western Poland.
Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia, and today is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, and has been part of Poland since 1945 as a result of border changes after World War II. According to official figures for 2010, its population is 632,996, making it the fourth largest city in Poland.
Wrocław is one of the hosts of UEFA Euro 2012, and has been selected as a European Capital of Culture for 2016. In 2017, Wrocław will host the World Games, a competition in 37 non-olympic sport disciplines.
The city's name was first recorded, in Latin, in the form "Wrotizlava", in the chronicle of Thietmar of Merseburg, which mentions it as a seat of a newly installed bishopric in the context of the Congress of Gniezno. The first municipal seal stated Sigillum civitatis Wratislavie. A simplified name is given, in 1175, as Wrezlaw, Prezla or Breslaw. The Czech spelling was used in Latin documents as Wratislavia or Vratislavia. At that time, Prezla was used in Middle High German, which became Preßlau. In the middle of the 14th century the Early New High German (and later New High German) form of the name Breslau began to replace its earlier versions.
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Zeeland
Zeeland [ˈzeɪ̯.lɑnt] ( listen), also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands (hence its name, meaning "sea-land") and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about 2930 km², of which almost 1140 km² is water.
Large parts of Zeeland are below sea level. The last great flooding of the area was in 1953. Tourism is an important economic activity. In the summer, its beaches make it a popular destination for tourists, especially German tourists. In some areas, the population can be two to four times higher during the high summer season. The coat of arms of Zeeland shows a lion half-immerged from water, and the text "luctor et emergo" (Latin for "I struggle and I emerge"). The Pacific nation of New Zealand is named after Zeeland.
From north to south, it consists of
A list of the municipalities, with links to maps:
The province of Zeeland is a large river delta situated at the mouth of several major rivers. Most of the province lies below sea level and was reclaimed from the sea by inhabitants over time. What used to be a muddy landscape, flooding at high tide and reappearing at low tide, became a series of small man-made hills that stayed dry at all times. The people of the province would later connect the hills by creating dikes, which led to a chain of dry land that later grew into bigger islands and gave the province its current shape. The shape of the islands has changed over time at the hands of both man and nature.
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Zundert
Zundert ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in Noord Brabant, the Netherlands.
Zundert lies about 10 metres above Dutch sea level (NAP), and is located 15 km south-west of the city of Breda, and 35 km north-east of Antwerp, Belgium. Zundert is surrounded by the municipalities Etten-Leur and Breda on the north, Hoogstraten (Belgium) on the east, Wuustwezel (Belgium) on the south, Kalmthout (Belgium) on the southwest, and Essen (Belgium) and Rucphen on the west.
Zundert is one of the most agricultural municipalities of the Netherlands. 10% of all nursery production of the Netherlands occurs around Zundert. Production of strawberries and young field grown trees and hedging plants is very important in the area.
The origin of the town of Zundert is like that of many others, very unclear. The name is first encountered in a certificate dating from 1157, in which the Bishop of Liege, confirms a donation from the place "Sunderda". This Sunderda actually relates to the current settlement of Klein-Zundert (literally translated as Small-Zundert), which was one of the first settlements in the area. The monks there, besides their religious labour, were also involved in the clearing of the, in that time, still rough territory, which was filled with swamps, peats and heathland fields. The monks also helped improve agricultural methods.
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Zutphen
Zutphen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʏtfə(n)] ( listen)) is a city in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It lies some 30 km north-east of Arnhem, on the Eastern bank of the river IJssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. The name Zutphen (first mentioned in the eleventh century) appears to mean 'zuid-veen', or in English, south-fen.
In 2005, the municipality of Zutphen was merged with the municipality of Warnsveld, retaining its name. The municipality has about 47,000 inhabitants.
Zutphen is also twinned with the English town Shrewsbury, in the Midlands county of Shropshire.
About 300 AD a Germanic settlement was the first permanent town on a complex of low river dunes. Whereas many such settlements were abandoned in the early Middle Ages, Zutphen on its strategic confluence of IJssel and Berkel stayed. After the incorporation of the IJssel lands in Charlemagne's Francia, Zutphen became a local centre of governance under a count. The Normans raided and ravaged it in 882. Afterwards a circular fortress was build to protect the budding town against Viking attacks.
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Zwolle
Zwolle (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋɔlə]) is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.
Archaeological findings indicate that the area surrounding Zwolle has been inhabited for a long time. A woodhenge that was found in the Zwolle-Zuid suburb in 1993 was dated to the Bronze Age period. During the Roman era, the area was inhabited by Salian Franks.
The modern city was founded around 800 A.D. by Frisian merchants and troops of Charlemagne. The name Zwolle is derived from the word Suolle, which means "hill" (cf. the English cognate verb "to swell"). This refers to an incline in the landscape between the four rivers surrounding the city, IJssel, Vecht, Aa and Zwarte Water. The hill was the only piece of land that would remain dry during the frequent floodings of the rivers. Zwolle was established on that incline.
A document mentions the existence of a parish church dedicated to St Michael. That church, the Grote or Sint Michaëlskerk (big or Saint Michael church), was renovated in the first half of the 15th century and exists to this day. The church contains a richly carved pulpit, the work of Adam Straes van Weilborch (about 1620), some good carving and an exquisite organ (1721).
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Adriaen van Bergen
A Dutch skipper from Leur, Adriaen van Bergen devised the plot to recapture the city of Breda from the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War. In February 1590, he approached Prince Maurice with a Trojan horse type plan.
He often took his boat into Breda Castle, where Spanish troops were stationed, and so it was not inspected. On February 25, 70 men were secreted within the peat-filled boat, remembered by the Dutch as the Turfschip van Breda. Adriaen van Bergen however overslept, so the plan had to be delayed. The next day, Adriaen van Bergen suddenly withdrew from the operation. He had to be replaced by two nephews. With this new crew, the attack was successful and the essential fortress of Breda fell to Maurice.
Adriaen van Bergen's grandson Adriaen van der Donck played an important role at the colonization of New Netherland.
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Claude de Berlaymont
Claude de Berlaymont (or Claudius van Barlaymont), lord of Haultpenne (ca. 1550 – 14 July 1587) was a Flemish military commander in Spain's Army of Flanders during the Eighty Years' War.
He was the seventh and last son of count Charles de Berlaymont (1510–1578) and Adriana de Ligne Barbançon. His father was a supporter and councilor to Margaret of Parma; he is reported to have referred to the Dutch citizens requesting the Compromise of Nobles as "geuzen" (beggars), an appellation the Dutch proudly adopted.
He married Adrienne de Brimeu, but left no offspring. At his death, his property and honors passed to his brother, Florent.
Claude was lord of Haultpenne in Flémalle, a Walloon area in the bishopric of Liege. His nickname is derived from the name of the castle, an elegant medieval and renaissance structure. He was a member of the council of states of the Seventeen Provinces, and he was captured in 1576 with his father. Although he signed the Union of Brussels, but immediately afterwards travelled to Namur, where he joined the Spanish faction and tried to win the favour of Don John of Austria. His father died in 1578, and in 1579, his oldest brother, Gilles, killed at the Siege of Maastricht; Claude succeeded his brother as governor of Charleville[disambiguation needed
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Colonel Tom Parker
Colonel Thomas Andrew "Tom" Parker (June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997) born Andreas Cornelis ("Dries") van Kuijk, was a Dutch-born entertainment impresario known best as the manager of Elvis Presley. Parker's management of Presley defined the role of masterminding talent management, which involved every facet of his life and was seen as central to the astonishing success of Presley's career. "The Colonel" displayed a ruthless devotion to his client's interests and took far more than the traditional 10 percent of his earnings (reaching up to 50 percent by the end of Presley's life). Presley said of Parker: "I don't think I'd have ever been very big if it wasn't for him. He's a very smart man." For many years Parker falsely claimed to have been U.S.-born, but it eventually emerged that he was born in Breda, Netherlands.
Parker was born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk in Breda, the Netherlands, the seventh of eleven children. As a boy, he worked as a barker at carnivals in his home town, learning many of the attributes that he would require in later life working in the entertainment industry.
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Daan Manneke
Daan Manneke (born Kruiningen, 7 November 1939) is a Dutch composer and organist.
Manneke studied organ and composition from 1963 to 1967 at the Brabant Conservatory in Tilburg, under H. Houët and Louis Toebosch (organ) and Jan van Dijk (composition) then studied organ with Belgian organist Kamiel d’Hooghe in Brussels, followed by composition with Ton de Leeuw in Amsterdam. In 1976 he was awarded The Composition Prize at the Amsterdam Sweelinck Conservatory, where he now teaches composition and analysis of 20th century music.
He has written over 90 works in various styles, and is particularly known for his organ and choral music.
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Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo roˈðriɣeθ ðe ˈsilβa i beˈlaθkeθ]; June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period, important as a portrait artist. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family, other notable European figures, and commoners, culminating in the production of his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656).
From the first quarter of the nineteenth century, Velázquez's artwork was a model for the realist and impressionist painters, in particular Édouard Manet. Since that time, more modern artists, including Spain's Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, as well as the Anglo-Irish painter Francis Bacon, have paid tribute to Velázquez by recreating several of his most famous works.
Born in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Diego, the first child of Juan Rodríguez de Silva and Jerónima Velázquez, was baptized at the church of St Peter in Seville on Sunday, June 6, 1599. This christening must have followed the baby's birth by no more than a few weeks, or perhaps only a few days. Velázquez's paternal grandparents, Diego da Silva and Maria Rodrigues, had moved to Seville from their native Porto, Portugal decades earlier. As for Juan Rodríguez de Silva and his wife, both were born in Seville, and were married, also at the church of St Peter, on December 28, 1597. They came from the lesser nobility and were accorded the privileges generally enjoyed by the gentry.
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was the most important popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for over two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular—and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.
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Karin Brienesse
Karin Brienesse (born 17 July 1969 in Breda) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany. Three years later Brienesse won the title in the same event at the European LC Championships 1991 in Athens, Greece.
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Kees Rijvers
Kees Rijvers (born 27 May 1926 in Breda) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Rijvers made his debut at NAC Breda and also played for AS Saint-Étienne, Stade Français and Feijenoord.
As a manager, he took FC Twente and he coached the team six years, with good classifications. After those successful seasons, he moved to PSV Eindhoven. He led the team to win the 1977-78 UEFA Cup. He also won with PSV three Eredivisie titles, at 1975, 1976 and 1978, and the double at 1976. After leaving PSV, he took over the national team and introduced young players like Ronald Koeman, Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten. Netherlands failed to qualify for Euro 1984 having better goal difference against Spain until the last day of the qualification, but after Spain's 12-1 win over Malta, Netherlands ended second in the group. After that Rijvers was sacked by the KNVB and replaced by Rinus Michels.
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Kristoffer Zegers
Kristoffer Zegers (born Breda, 27 December 1973) is a Dutch composer.
Taught by Gilius van Bergeijk, Jan Boerman, Martijn Padding, Clarence Barlow, Diderik Wagenaar at the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag.
In Zegers' music microtonal clusters are the main object. His music is about slow developments in clusters via glissandi. Because of that: his motto "Glissandéz mes enfants, Glissandéz toujours!" after César Franck: "Moduléz mes enfants, Moduléz toujours!". His work "Singularity IV" has been played at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Zegers' music has been played in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Italy and several radiostations in the world.
Pianophasing: In November 2008 Zegers wrote pianophasing I, commissioned by the welknown festival Novemermusic in the Netherlands. In November 2009 Kristoffer Zegers was asked in the welknown Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival to play his composition Pianophasing II, a concerto for 50 pianist on 25 pianos. Pianophasing II had been played in several countries and was on BBC radio broadcast. March 2010 Pianophasing is shortlised for: Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards. 14 Oktober 2012 Pianophasing will be played in the Soundstream Festival in Adelaide Australia.
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Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English military and political leader who was part of the joint republican, military and parliamentarian effort that overthrew the Stuart monarchy as a result of the English Civil War, and was subsequently invited by his fellow leaders to assume a head of state role in 1653. As such, Cromwell ruled as "Lord Protector" for a five-year segment (1653–58) of the 11-year period of republican Commonwealth and protectorate rule of England, and nominally of Ireland, Wales and Scotland. As one of the commanders of the New Model Army, he played an important role in the defeat of the King's forces, the royalists in the English Civil War. After the execution of King Charles I in 1649, Cromwell dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England, conquered Ireland and Scotland, ruling as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658.
Cromwell was born into the ranks of the middle gentry, and remained relatively obscure for the first 40 years of his life. Along with his brother, Henry, he kept a small holding of chickens and sheep, selling eggs and wool to support himself. His lifestyle resembled that of a yeoman farmer until he received an inheritance from his uncle. After undergoing a religious conversion during the same decade, Cromwell made an independent style of puritanism an essential part of his life. He took a generally (but not completely) tolerant view towards the many Protestant sects of his period. As a ruler he executed an aggressive and effective foreign policy and did as much as any English leader to shape the future of the land he governed. But his Commonwealth collapsed after his death and the royal family was restored in 1660. An intensely religious man—a self-styled Puritan Moses — he fervently believed God was guiding his victories.
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Pierre van Hooijdonk
Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes "Pierre" van Hooijdonk (Dutch pronunciation: [pi.ˈjɛr vɑn ˈɦoːɪ̯.dɔŋk], born 29 November 1969) is a retired Dutch football player who played as a striker. His last spell was at Feyenoord Rotterdam. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch national team, scoring 21 goals, and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. He was noted for his spectacular free kicks.
As a child, Van Hooijdonk who was born in Steenbergen lived in a small village nearby named Welberg. While playing in one of SC Welberg's youth squads he became familiar with the sport. His favourite team was NAC Breda and he was already watching their games at a young age. When he was 11 years old he took part in a talent pool on the open day of the team and he impressed the NAC scouts. He was asked to join NAC, which he did and played mainly as a right midfielder. When he was 14 he was told he was not good enough for NAC and he switched to amateur side V.V. "Steenbergen". Here he switched to the striker position and he would play five years for the team, of which the last two seasons in their first team. His performances at V.V. "Steenbergen" were noticed by RBC Roosendaal scout Tiny van Dijk and he was brought into the team at amateur level.
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Remco van Wijk
Remco van Wijk (born October 7, 1972 in Breda, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 242 international matches for The Netherlands, in which he scored 63 goals. The striker made his debut for the Dutch on May 5, 1993 in a friendly match against Ireland (5-1). He retired from international tophockey after the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and became a hockey coach in the summer of 2005, as an assistant at HC Den Bosch.
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Stanisław Maczek
General Stanisław Maczek ([staˈɲiswav ˈmat͡ʂɛk]; 31 March 1892 – 11 December 1994) was a Polish tank commander of World War II, whose division was instrumental in the Allied liberation of France, closing the Falaise pocket, resulting in the destruction of 14 German Wehrmacht and SS divisions. A veteran of World War I, the Polish-Ukrainian and Polish-Bolshevik Wars, Maczek was the commander of Poland's only major armoured formation during the September 1939 campaign, and later commanded a Polish armoured formation in France in 1940. He was the commander of the famous First Polish Armoured Division, and later of the First Polish Army Corps under Allied Command in 1942-45.
Stanisław Władysław Maczek was born on 31 March 1892 in the Lviv suburb of Szczerzec (now Ukrainian: Shchirets), then in Austro-Hungarian Galicia. His father was a lawyer, who after retiring opened chambers in Drohobycz. His family was of distant Croatian extraction; he was a cousin of the Croatian politician Vladko Maček.
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Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest, OON (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛi̯s miˈxil vərˈʋɛst]; born 17 January 1969), known as Tiësto ( /ˈtʃɛstoʊ/ CHES-toh; Dutch pronunciation: [cɛsto]), is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto. On his latest productions, however, he has dropped the "DJ" label and is now known simply as "Tiësto", an alias which is a twist of his childhood nickname.
In 1997, he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series. Tiësto met producer Dennis Waakop Reijers in 1998, and the two have worked together extensively since then. Reijers is credited as producer, writer, composer, or arranger on many of Tiësto's releases. In 1999 and 2000 Tiësto collaborated with Ferry Corsten to create Gouryella. His 2000 remix of Delerium's "Silence" featuring Sarah McLachlan exposed him to more mainstream audiences. In 2001, he released his first solo album In My Memory which gave him several major hits that launched his career. He ranked in the #1 poll position 3 consecutive times in the DJ Magazine Top 100 Popularity Poll from 2002 to 2004.
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Tommaso Vincidor
Tommaso di Andrea Vincidor (Bologna, 1493 – Breda, 1536) was an Italian Renaissance painter and architect who trained with Raphael and spent most of his career in the Netherlands. He was also called Tommaso Vincitore, Tommaso da Bologna and Thomas Polonais (by Durer).
He was the pupil of Raphael, whom he helped in the execution of the famous Raphael Cartoons. Vincidor is further said to have been one of those pupils of Raphael who carried out the frescoes in the Vatican Loggia under his direction. On Raphael's death in 1520 he traveled to Flanders. At Antwerp he formed a friendship with Albrecht Dürer (1521); the German master painted his portrait, and refers to him in his Journal under the name of Thomas Polonais. Later details of the life of Tommaso are vague and scanty. He entered the service of Henry of Nassau at Breda, and was employed in reconstructive and decorative work at the Castle there, and died in the Netherlands in 1536.
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Ton Lokhoff
Antonius Johannes Jacobus ("Ton") Lokhoff (born December 25, 1959 in Breda, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch former football midfielder, currently serving as head coach of Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo.
Nicknamed Mister NAC due to his long-time association with hometown club NAC Breda, where he played from 1978 to 1982 and later from 1991 to 1996, Lokhoff also appeared for the Dutch national team three times between 1984 and 1985. He also played in the Netherlands for PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord, and in France for Nîmes Olympique. He retired in 1996.
Lokhoff started his coaching career again at NAC Breda, serving as the club's head coach from 2003 to 2005. He was then appointed the head coach of Excelsior in the summer of 2006, when he succeeded Mario Been. Lokhoff's contract at Excelsior expired in the spring of 2009, and he was then replaced by Alex Pastoor who then managed to lead the club to promotion to Eredivisie. From September 2009 he was named as an assistant trainer for FC Red Bull Salzburg under fellow Dutchman Co Adriaanse.
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William the Silent
William I, Prince of Orange (24 April 1533 – 10 July 1584), also widely known as William the Silent (Dutch: Willem de Zwijger), or simply William of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of Nassau as Count of Nassau-Dillenburg. He became Prince of Orange in 1544 and is thereby the founder of the branch House of Orange-Nassau.
A wealthy nobleman, William originally served the Habsburgs as a member of the court of Margaret of Parma, governor of the Spanish Netherlands. Unhappy with the centralisation of political power away from the local estates and with the Spanish persecution of Dutch Protestants, William joined the Dutch uprising and turned against his former masters. The most influential and politically capable of the rebels, he led the Dutch to several successes in the fight against the Spanish. Declared an outlaw by the Spanish king in 1580, he was assassinated by Balthasar Gérard (also written as 'Gerardts') in Delft four years later.
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Willy Lages
Willy Paul Franz Lages (October 5, 1901 – April 2, 1971) was the German chief of the Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam during the Second World War. From March 1941 he led the so-called Zentralstelle für jüdische Auswanderung (Central Bureau for the Jewish Emigration). As such he was responsible for the deportation of Dutch Jews to the concentration camps in Germany and Poland.
Lages was sentenced to life in prison in the Netherlands. He was imprisoned in Breda, along with Joseph Kotälla, Ferdinand aus der Fünten and Franz Fischer (the "Vier van Breda"/"The Breda Four" group). In 1966 he was released from prison for humanitarian reasons as he appeared to be seriously ill. The decision taken by the minister of justice Ivo Samkalden provoked a public outcry.
Lages received medical treatment in Germany after which he lived for another five years.
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CityFilm Breda 2012-2013
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- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
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SHOTGUN REVIEW: Breda Xanthos and Chiron 12 Gauge Semi Auto
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- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
Giles is invited to a test day with Breda and John Rothery's. The shotguns on test are the new Xanthos range from Breda. The shotguns are 12 gauge semi-auto with 3 shot capacity. For more information visit www.bredafucili.com http www.bisley-uk.com Follow Breda on Facebook www.facebook.com Made by www.airgungear.co.uk
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Giles is invited to a test day with Breda and John Rothery's. The shotguns on test are the new Xanthos range from Breda. The shotguns are 12 gauge semi-auto with 3 shot capacity. For more information visit www.bredafucili.com http www.bisley-uk.com Follow Breda on Facebook www.facebook.com Made by www.airgungear.co.uk
- published: 03 Sep 2012
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Dancetour Breda official aftermovie 2012
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- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
Whow! 25.000 people dancing their asses of at Dancetour Breda! What a party. Check out the other party dates. See you all next time www.dancetour.nl
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Whow! 25.000 people dancing their asses of at Dancetour Breda! What a party. Check out the other party dates. See you all next time www.dancetour.nl
- published: 31 May 2012
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Hardwell - Tribute to hometown Breda 'Zero 76' (Live at Dancetour)
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Tiësto & Hardwell - Zero 76, one of the biggest tracks of the year has an original story behind its track title. Tiësto and Hardwell both hail from Breda, The Netherlands and the title Zero 76 is a nod to their home town's area code. This summer Hardwell played at the Dancetour event in 'Zero 76' and as a thank you to all fans and proudness of his hometown, Hardwell releases this video with a little peak into the Hardwell studio! It's clear to say Hardwell is having his global breakthrough in 2011, travelling all over the world for gigs and scoring hits like 'Encoded' and his most recent single 'The World'. But his biggest track of the year must have been together with 'greatest dj of all time' Tiësto. Their collaboration "Zero 76" released beginning of 2011 is a monumental production, fusing each artists' style to create a peaktime record standing out in every set! As if their country couldn't be any more proud of them, this co-production is as big as it gets. Zero 76 making the rounds at every club and festivals around the globe for months with a huge impact on the crowds! Charts success was there as well, being #1 at the overall Beatport chart for two weeks and hitting high in all dance charts worldwide. With that being said 'Zero 76' is a sure contender for tune of 2011. Still one week left of voting at the DJ MAG TOP 100 DJS VOTING: www.djmag.com SHOW SOME LOVE, VOTE FOR "HARDWELL" 'Zero 76' is released on Tiësto's imprint Musical Feeedom BEATPORT - http ITUNES ...
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Tiësto & Hardwell - Zero 76, one of the biggest tracks of the year has an original story behind its track title. Tiësto and Hardwell both hail from Breda, The Netherlands and the title Zero 76 is a nod to their home town's area code. This summer Hardwell played at the Dancetour event in 'Zero 76' and as a thank you to all fans and proudness of his hometown, Hardwell releases this video with a little peak into the Hardwell studio! It's clear to say Hardwell is having his global breakthrough in 2011, travelling all over the world for gigs and scoring hits like 'Encoded' and his most recent single 'The World'. But his biggest track of the year must have been together with 'greatest dj of all time' Tiësto. Their collaboration "Zero 76" released beginning of 2011 is a monumental production, fusing each artists' style to create a peaktime record standing out in every set! As if their country couldn't be any more proud of them, this co-production is as big as it gets. Zero 76 making the rounds at every club and festivals around the globe for months with a huge impact on the crowds! Charts success was there as well, being #1 at the overall Beatport chart for two weeks and hitting high in all dance charts worldwide. With that being said 'Zero 76' is a sure contender for tune of 2011. Still one week left of voting at the DJ MAG TOP 100 DJS VOTING: www.djmag.com SHOW SOME LOVE, VOTE FOR "HARDWELL" 'Zero 76' is released on Tiësto's imprint Musical Feeedom BEATPORT - http ITUNES ...
- published: 16 Sep 2011
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Gregori Klosman @ Dancetour Breda 2011
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June 12th - 25000 people at DANCETOUR BREDA 2011. GREGORI KLOSMAN was playing one of his greatest set ever, alongside his friends CHUCKIE, LAIDBACK LUKE, HARDWELL & SHERMANOLOGY. For those unlucky who were not able to be there, here is an idea of what you missed...
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June 12th - 25000 people at DANCETOUR BREDA 2011. GREGORI KLOSMAN was playing one of his greatest set ever, alongside his friends CHUCKIE, LAIDBACK LUKE, HARDWELL & SHERMANOLOGY. For those unlucky who were not able to be there, here is an idea of what you missed...
- published: 13 Jul 2011
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125 jaar gevangenis De Koepel in Breda (deel 1)
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De gevangenis in Breda, in de volksmond de Koepel, bestaat 125 jaar. Wat is er in die jaren allemaal veranderd? En hoe is om te leven en werken in de gevangenis? Bekijk het eerste deel van een tweeluik over de Koepel.
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De gevangenis in Breda, in de volksmond de Koepel, bestaat 125 jaar. Wat is er in die jaren allemaal veranderd? En hoe is om te leven en werken in de gevangenis? Bekijk het eerste deel van een tweeluik over de Koepel.
- published: 25 Jan 2012
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R3hab at Mezz, Breda (Hometown Gig Invited by Tiesto) [Aftermovie]
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R3HAB performance at his hometown Breda during the "Cultuurnacht" Breda 2012 (With Tiësto ao) facebook.com twitter.com soundcloud.com Video by: Del Monte Media Productions delmontemedia.nl
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R3HAB performance at his hometown Breda during the "Cultuurnacht" Breda 2012 (With Tiësto ao) facebook.com twitter.com soundcloud.com Video by: Del Monte Media Productions delmontemedia.nl
- published: 15 Jul 2012
- views: 26295
- author: R3HABTUBE
Moratelli Breda Bmw Trento-Bondone 2009 [1di2]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:39
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Cameracar Matteo Moratelli Trento-Bondone 2009 - Breda Bmw Grazie a Edo della Aecg Video - www.aecgvideo.it [parte 1 di 2]
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Cameracar Matteo Moratelli Trento-Bondone 2009 - Breda Bmw Grazie a Edo della Aecg Video - www.aecgvideo.it [parte 1 di 2]
- published: 09 Jul 2009
- views: 43694
- author: amicidibaffo
Hardwell Thanks Breda - Sitdown with 25.000 at Dancetour
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- Duration: 1:04
- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
Hardwell closed the annual Dancetour event in Breda, The Netherlands. With one of the biggest sit-downs with over 25.000 party people. As Hardwell puts it "A home game, playing for an amazing crowd including all my friends" For more info check: www.djhardwell.com http www.facebook.com www.dancetour.nl Video created by Robin Piree http www.facebook.com
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Hardwell closed the annual Dancetour event in Breda, The Netherlands. With one of the biggest sit-downs with over 25.000 party people. As Hardwell puts it "A home game, playing for an amazing crowd including all my friends" For more info check: www.djhardwell.com http www.facebook.com www.dancetour.nl Video created by Robin Piree http www.facebook.com
- published: 31 May 2012
- views: 98655
- author: robberthardwell
ROBIN TROWER, GUITAR SOLO, BREDA 2011
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:25
- Updated: 01 Dec 2012
Another superb guitar solo from Robin Trower, when he and his band played a brilliant set at the MEZZ music venue, Breda, The Netherlands, on Friday October 13th, 2011. Check out the amazing new CD from Robin Trower, 'The Playful Heart', available now. From Wikipedia: Trower is an influential guitarist who has inspired other guitar legends such as Robert Fripp[3] - "Robin Trower is one of the very few English guitarists that have mastered bends and wobbles. Not only has he got inside them, with an instinctive knowing of their affective power, but they went to live inside his hands. It is the rare English guitarist who has been able to stand alongside American guitarists and play with an equal authority to someone grounded in a fundamentally American tradition. Trower has been widely criticised for his influences. This has never bothered me. I toured America in 1974 with Ten Years After top of the bill, King Crimson second, and Robin Trower bottom. The chart positions were the opposite: TYA in the Billboard 160s, Crimson in the 60s and Trower climbing remorselessly through the top twenty. Nearly every night I went out to listen to him. This was a man who hung himself on the details: the quality of sound, nuances of each inflection and tearing bend, and abandonment to the feel of the moment. He saved my life. Later, in England, he gave me guitar lessons." In the early 1980s, Trower teamed up with former Cream bassist Jack Bruce and his previous drummers Lordan and Isidore ...
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Another superb guitar solo from Robin Trower, when he and his band played a brilliant set at the MEZZ music venue, Breda, The Netherlands, on Friday October 13th, 2011. Check out the amazing new CD from Robin Trower, 'The Playful Heart', available now. From Wikipedia: Trower is an influential guitarist who has inspired other guitar legends such as Robert Fripp[3] - "Robin Trower is one of the very few English guitarists that have mastered bends and wobbles. Not only has he got inside them, with an instinctive knowing of their affective power, but they went to live inside his hands. It is the rare English guitarist who has been able to stand alongside American guitarists and play with an equal authority to someone grounded in a fundamentally American tradition. Trower has been widely criticised for his influences. This has never bothered me. I toured America in 1974 with Ten Years After top of the bill, King Crimson second, and Robin Trower bottom. The chart positions were the opposite: TYA in the Billboard 160s, Crimson in the 60s and Trower climbing remorselessly through the top twenty. Nearly every night I went out to listen to him. This was a man who hung himself on the details: the quality of sound, nuances of each inflection and tearing bend, and abandonment to the feel of the moment. He saved my life. Later, in England, he gave me guitar lessons." In the early 1980s, Trower teamed up with former Cream bassist Jack Bruce and his previous drummers Lordan and Isidore ...
- published: 22 Oct 2011
- views: 10662
- author: Vincent Lyons
Santa Run 2012 Breda start
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:06
- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
Rotary Santa Run Breda 2012 in Breda, the netherlands. Hundreds of Santa Claus' running through the streets.
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Rotary Santa Run Breda 2012 in Breda, the netherlands. Hundreds of Santa Claus' running through the streets.
- published: 16 Dec 2012
- views: 146
- author: martijnfoto
le fusil semi auto Breda Xanthos calibre 12 Magnum.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 11:33
- Updated: 17 Dec 2012
les fusils Breda, distribués depuis 2011, par la société SIDAM, font partie des fusils dont le mécanisme inertiel, est véritablement d'une grande fiabilité. Le modèle Xanthos, objet de cette présentation, a donné des résultats très positifs, tout au long de l'essai. Avec son canon de 66 cm, équipé d'un 1/2 choke, nous avons régulièrement cassé les plateaux à 35 mètres. En s'appliquant, il a été possible de les casser également, très régulièrement, à 50 mètres. Nous avons ici la preuve d'une excellente canonnerie et du grand savoir faire des encartoucheurs, dont nous avons utilisé, les munitions. Jean-Claude Tolphin.
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les fusils Breda, distribués depuis 2011, par la société SIDAM, font partie des fusils dont le mécanisme inertiel, est véritablement d'une grande fiabilité. Le modèle Xanthos, objet de cette présentation, a donné des résultats très positifs, tout au long de l'essai. Avec son canon de 66 cm, équipé d'un 1/2 choke, nous avons régulièrement cassé les plateaux à 35 mètres. En s'appliquant, il a été possible de les casser également, très régulièrement, à 50 mètres. Nous avons ici la preuve d'une excellente canonnerie et du grand savoir faire des encartoucheurs, dont nous avons utilisé, les munitions. Jean-Claude Tolphin.
- published: 09 Aug 2011
- views: 23716
- author: FONTENAY Cédric
zlatan ibrahimovic ajax amazing goal vs nac breda
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:09
- Updated: 01 Jan 2013
zlatan ibrahimovic ajax amazing goal vs nac breda
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zlatan ibrahimovic ajax amazing goal vs nac breda
- published: 08 Nov 2007
- views: 1206785
- author: kushy07
Breda Xanthos Overview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:36
- Updated: 09 Sep 2012
Breve panoramica del semiautomtico Breda Xanthos. Short overview of Breda Xanthos
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Breve panoramica del semiautomtico Breda Xanthos. Short overview of Breda Xanthos
- published: 23 Dec 2011
- views: 10263
- author: bredafucili
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Magic v NAC Breda Solo with Different Camera ANGLES!!!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:13
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
With Different Camera Angles!!! ZLatan's magical goal vs NAC!!!
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With Different Camera Angles!!! ZLatan's magical goal vs NAC!!!
- published: 19 Nov 2009
- views: 60046
- author: ZlatanZindabad
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Goal for Ajax
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:09
- Updated: 01 Jan 2013
I build webpages: richardmarlow.net If you need a webpage for your business or yourself, contact me via my website.
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I build webpages: richardmarlow.net If you need a webpage for your business or yourself, contact me via my website.
- published: 03 Dec 2006
- views: 5093910
- author: marichlow
Ajax - Nac Breda 6-2 Zlatan
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:14
- Updated: 28 Dec 2012
Zlatan scores a beautiful goal after a perfect solo.
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Zlatan scores a beautiful goal after a perfect solo.
- published: 17 Jun 2007
- views: 240836
- author: Ajaxiedjuh
Ryan Adams 2011-11-04 Chassé Theater Breda, Netherlands
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 59:41
- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
An entire recording of the Ryan Adams 2011-11-04 Chassé Theater Breda concert. Tracklist 01. Ashes & Fire 02. If I Am Stranger 03:57 03. Dirty Rain 09:20 04. Invisible Riverside 13:48 05. Everybody Knows 19:04 06. Firecracker 22:45 07. Let It Ride 26:04 Monster Piano Tuner 30:20 08. New York New York (on piano) 31:45 09. Two 36:49 10. Crossed Out Name 39:57 11. Do I Wait 42:56 12. 16 Days 48:19 13. Improv 52:40 14. Come Pick Me Up 54:25 Enjoy!
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An entire recording of the Ryan Adams 2011-11-04 Chassé Theater Breda concert. Tracklist 01. Ashes & Fire 02. If I Am Stranger 03:57 03. Dirty Rain 09:20 04. Invisible Riverside 13:48 05. Everybody Knows 19:04 06. Firecracker 22:45 07. Let It Ride 26:04 Monster Piano Tuner 30:20 08. New York New York (on piano) 31:45 09. Two 36:49 10. Crossed Out Name 39:57 11. Do I Wait 42:56 12. 16 Days 48:19 13. Improv 52:40 14. Come Pick Me Up 54:25 Enjoy!
- published: 09 Jun 2012
- views: 9563
- author: trumad
freestyle ice skating/xtreme ice skating/breda(Holland)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
this is my second video, when you see my first video you can see that i'm learning. i hope that you this like and, please vote en subscribe!! thank you!! greatings from holland
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this is my second video, when you see my first video you can see that i'm learning. i hope that you this like and, please vote en subscribe!! thank you!! greatings from holland
- published: 03 Mar 2010
- views: 10751
- author: dajonvg
PES 2013 BECOME A LEGEND JoseManu "The Peruvian Striker" (Season #1: NAC Breda)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:08
- Updated: 28 Dec 2012
Please support this video, click the LIKE button. Thanks :) De apoyar este video, dejando un LIKE/Me Gusta :) My First Season in Become a Legend in PES 2013 with NAC Breda. Second Season, new team, new goals :) .... follow me... youtube.com/josemanu46
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Please support this video, click the LIKE button. Thanks :) De apoyar este video, dejando un LIKE/Me Gusta :) My First Season in Become a Legend in PES 2013 with NAC Breda. Second Season, new team, new goals :) .... follow me... youtube.com/josemanu46
- published: 22 Oct 2012
- views: 6012
- author: j0semanu46
Big Breda parte2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:03
- Updated: 15 Sep 2012
Big Breda parte2
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Golden Earring - Vanilla Queen (Chassé Theater Breda, 26 January 2009)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:15
- Updated: 19 Dec 2012
Golden Earring performing Vanilla Queen in Chassé Theater in Breda, Netherlands on 26 january 2009. For those interested: Clip was recorded by a Sony DCR-HC37E. Song Lyrics: Fascinating lady, snowflake in the sun You make me feel so bourgeois Oh, you've captured everyone I hear you've been a dancer At some famous Paris show And million dollar lovers Neatly saw you to your door Nineteen fifty seven, Sweetheart of the year Secret of your beauty, Was your moontan and your fear And now you run this city You're still honey to the flies Attract the incrowd dandies Faraway-look in their eyesYou're the bright, nocturnal Vanilla Queen Your mask is sterile dignity Tell me why, nocturnal Vanilla Queen You haunt me, even in my dreamsIt couldn't be avoided We were bound to meet I knew you would drag me down And toss me off my feet Sweet moments of desire Sweet moments of relief You blew down my fences You're natural make-believe You're the bright, nocturnal Vanilla Queen Your mask is sterile dignity Tell me why, nocturnal Vanilla Queen You haunt me, even in my dreams
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Golden Earring performing Vanilla Queen in Chassé Theater in Breda, Netherlands on 26 january 2009. For those interested: Clip was recorded by a Sony DCR-HC37E. Song Lyrics: Fascinating lady, snowflake in the sun You make me feel so bourgeois Oh, you've captured everyone I hear you've been a dancer At some famous Paris show And million dollar lovers Neatly saw you to your door Nineteen fifty seven, Sweetheart of the year Secret of your beauty, Was your moontan and your fear And now you run this city You're still honey to the flies Attract the incrowd dandies Faraway-look in their eyesYou're the bright, nocturnal Vanilla Queen Your mask is sterile dignity Tell me why, nocturnal Vanilla Queen You haunt me, even in my dreamsIt couldn't be avoided We were bound to meet I knew you would drag me down And toss me off my feet Sweet moments of desire Sweet moments of relief You blew down my fences You're natural make-believe You're the bright, nocturnal Vanilla Queen Your mask is sterile dignity Tell me why, nocturnal Vanilla Queen You haunt me, even in my dreams
- published: 29 Jan 2009
- views: 16163
- author: SilverRainProduction
Big Breda - Herman Sic
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:52
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
Big Breda no Herman Sic
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photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm
24 Jan 2013
Ben Emmerson QC addresses reporters in London (Photo. TBIJ). A UN investigation into the legality and casualties of drone strikes has been formally launched, with a leading human rights lawyer revealing the team that will carry out the inquiry. The announcement came as the latest reported US drone strike in Yemen was said to have mistakenly killed two children ... In total some 25 strikes are expected to be examined in detail ... He added....(size: 7.1Kb)
photo: White House / Pete Souza
24 Jan 2013
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In the world of politics and imagination, theater usually trumps theology while history is most often vanquished by histrionics. President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony for a second term reflects this truth, specifically as he uses two historic bibles-one belonging to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and another used only by Abraham Lincoln ... "With malice toward none; with charity for all."....(size: 7.3Kb)
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
24 Jan 2013
North Korea threatened to conduct a nuclear weapons test “targeted” at the U.S. after the Obama administration pushed through new United Nations sanctions against the totalitarian state for last month’s rocket launch. “In a new phase of the anti-U.S ... The UN Security Council imposed additional restrictions on North Korea on Jan ... The U.S ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)
photo: AP / Anis Belghoul
22 Jan 2013
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. When then-Vice President Dick Cheney stated. "If there's a 1% chance that Pakistani scientists are helping al-Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response. It's not about our analysis...it's about our response,"(1) it was clearly evident that the "war on terror" had been lost ... And when Zacarias Moussaoui shouted. "America you lost ... 11....(size: 9.1Kb)
photo: AP / Patric Schneider
23 Jan 2013
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Three people were wounded, one critically, on Tuesday when gunfire erupted during an altercation between two people on a community college campus near Houston, police said, the latest in a series of shootings on U.S. college and school campuses. Two people "of interest" in the Lone Star College shooting were detained for questioning, including one with a student identification, according to authorities....(size: 3.7Kb)
FourFourTwo
22 Jan 2013
As comebacks go, the one endured by PSV Eindhoven star and Netherlands international Erik Pieters on Friday evening wasn't the best. His return to competitive football after a nine-month layoff is one he will never forget, for all the wrong reasons ... Sergio Romero, the former AZ goalkeeper, famously broke his hand after punching the dressing-room wall in a rage following their KNVB Beker exit to NAC Breda in 2009 ... ....(size: 5.6Kb)
PR Newswire
21 Jan 2013
ABB, Alstom, Amphenol, Ansaldo Breda , AOS, APEI, Auxel, AVX, Bombardier, CAF, CNR, Converteam, Cornell Dubilier , CREE, CSR, Danfoss, Delphi, Dynex, Eagtop, EBG, Ebusbar, Eldre, Electronicon, Epcos, Fairchild, FCI, Fronius, Fuji Electric, Gamesa, General Electric, GM, Goldwind, Hitachi, Hyundai Rotem, Icemos, Idealec, Infineon, Ingeteam, ......(size: 15.9Kb)
Japan Times
20 Jan 2013
Sporting Life
20 Jan 2013
FC Twente failed to take full advantage of PSV Eindhoven's shock defeat to PEC Zwolle as they were held 0-0 at home to RKC Waalwijk in the Eredivisie on Saturday ... Everton scored after one minute to earn Heracles Almelo a 1-0 success at Heerenveen, while it was the same result in contrasting circumstances in Breda as NAC beat VVV-Venlo thanks to Eric Botteghin's 90th-minute effort ... ....(size: 2.1Kb)
Irish Times
19 Jan 2013
Sky Sports
19 Jan 2013
Everton scored after one minute to earn Heracles Almelo a 1-0 success at Heerenveen, while it was the same result in contrasting circumstances in Breda as NAC beat VVV-Venlo thanks to Eric Botteghin's 90th-minute effort. Share. ....(size: 1.4Kb)
ESPN
19 Jan 2013
Everton scored after one minute to earn Heracles Almelo a 1-0 success at Heerenveen, while it was the same result in contrasting circumstances in Breda as NAC beat VVV-Venlo thanks to Eric Botteghin's 90th-minute effort. ....(size: 1.0Kb)
The Guardian
19 Jan 2013
By Theo Ruizenaar. ROTTERDAM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Twente Enschede moved one point clear at the top of the Dutch league with a disappointing 0-0 draw at home to mid-table RKC Waalwijk on Saturday ... Everton's first minute strike for Heracles Almelo earned a 1-0 win at Heerenveen, while NAC Breda beat VVV Venlo by the same scoreline in a relegation battle ... Football ... ....(size: 5.2Kb)
Irish Times
19 Jan 2013
BREDA O'BRIEN. One of the things most likely to make you feel old is to be asked by a younger colleague who Larry Goodman was. Is, you correct her. He’s 70-something, and very spry ... By this stage, you realise that to have any chance of understanding, you had to be there, and she wasn’t ... And there will probably be a 100-year-old Larry Goodman still around somewhere, embroiled in a controversy about beef ... We love our burgers ... ....(size: 5.1Kb)
The Washington Post
18 Jan 2013
Richard Cohen’s Jan. 15 op-ed column purports to tell us “How liberals lost the fight” on gun control. But what he details is how the right has overpowered any discussion of gun control ... And the bloodshed continues ... Loading... Recommend ... Arina van Breda, Alexandria. ● ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)
noodls
18 Jan 2013
(Source. PSV NV). 18 januari 2013 19.00. PSV play host to PEC Zwolle at the Philips Stadion as the Eredivisie resumes action after the winter break. Head coach Dick Advocaat makes three changes from the team that beat NAC Breda 1-6 on their last outing. Erik Pieters returns ... PSV starting line-up. ... Wisselspelers ... distributed by ... (noodl....(size: 2.3Kb)
Sky Sports
18 Jan 2013
PSV Eindhoven coach Dick Advocaat expects a "fun game" against PEC Zwolle when the Eredivisie resumes on Friday night ... "In that game they played well and it was very nice to see them play football ... Also on Saturday, fifth-placed Vitesse Arnhem visit AZ, Heerenveen host Heracles knowing victory would lift them above their 10th-placed visitors and NAC Breda tackle VVV-Venlo in a battle between two of the bottom three ... "It will ... Share. ....(size: 3.1Kb)
The Los Angeles Times
18 Jan 2013
Last year will go down in MOCA history as a tumultuous year of board resignations and criticism of the museum's leadership, but it will not be known as the year in which gifts to the museum dried up ... MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch singled out several as particularly significant ... California Art 1974-1981." ... The Bradford painting, "Ghost and Stooges" from 2011, is a promised gift from trustee Dallas Price-Van Breda ... Hergott and Curt Shepard ... ....(size: 33.6Kb)
For other uses, see Breda (disambiguation).
| Breda | |||
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| Coordinates: 51°34′N 4°48′E / 51.567°N 4.8°E / 51.567; 4.8 | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 129.15 km2 (49.87 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 126.87 km2 (48.98 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) | ||
| Population (31 December 2010) | |||
| • Total | 174,544 | ||
| • Density | 1,376/km2 (3,560/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Breda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbreɪ̯.ˌdaː] ( listen)) is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa ('wide Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance. Although a direct Fiefdom of the Holy Roman Emperor, the city obtained a municipal charter; the acquisition of Breda, through marriage, by the house of Nassau ensured that Breda would be at the center of political and social life in the Low Countries.
Breda's urban area is home to an estimated 316,000 people (2008).
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History[link]
In the 11th century, Breda was a direct fief of the Holy Roman Emperor, its earliest known lord being Henry of Brunesheim (1080–1125). The city of Breda obtained a municipal charter in 1252. After that Breda had the rights to build fortifications. The city constructed brick walls and Roman-style gates.
In 1327 Adelheid of Gaveren Breda sold Breda to John III, Duke of Brabant. In 1350, the fief was resold to John II of Wassenaar (d. 1377). In 1403 the heiress of his line, Johanna of Polanen (1392–1445), married Engelbert I of Nassau (1370–1442). Through her, the city came into the possession of the house of Nassau, where it remained until 1795, passing to William I of Orange (1533–1584), stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht and leader of the Dutch revolt. Thus the baron of Breda was also count of Nassau, Germany, Prince of Orange and stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (from 1572–1650, 1672–1702, 1747–1795). Breda remained part of the barony Breda until it was taken by French revolutionary forces in 1795.[1]
Residence city[link]
The acquisition of the city by the House of Orange-Nassau marked its emergence as a residenzstadt (residence city). The presence of the Orange-Nassau family attracted other nobles, who built palatial residences in the old quarters of the city. The most impressive one, built by the Italian architect Thomas Vincidor de Bologna for the first Dutch prince, was the first renaissance style built palace north of the Alps. In the 15th century the city's physical, economic and strategic importance expanded rapidly. A great church was built in Brabantine Gothic style with a gallant 97 metres (318 ft) high tower, called Grote Kerk (main church) or also Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Church of Our Lady). In 1534 Henry III of Nassau-Breda rebuilt the modest medieval fortifications in impressive style.
File:HautepennesFury.jpg
Haultpenne's soldiers vent their fury on the citizens of Breda in 1581
In 1534 a fire destroyed over 90 percent of the city, close to 1300 houses, churches and chapels and the town hall. Only 150 houses and the main church remained. In 1581, during the Eighty Years' War Breda was captured by surprise by Spanish troops under the command of Claude de Berlaymont, also known as Haultpenne. Although the city had surrendered upon the condition that it would not be plundered, the troops vented their fury on the inhabitants; in the resulting mayhem, known as Haultpenne's Fury, over 500 citizens were killed. In 1590 it fell again into the hands of Maurice of Nassau, as 68 hand-picked men, concealed under the turf in a peat-boat, contrived to enter the town in a daring plan devised by Adriaen van Bergen. The so-called Spaniards Hole marks the spot where the peat-boat allegedly lay, although this is not historically proven.
After a ten-month siege in 1624–25, the city surrendered to the Spaniards under Spinola; the event was immortalized by Diego Velázquez. In 1637 Breda was recaptured by Frederick Henry of Orange after a four-month siege, and in 1648 it was finally ceded to the Dutch Republic by the Treaty of Westphalia.
Stuart exiles[link]
The exiled Stuart pretender Charles II of England resided in Breda during most of his exile during the Cromwellian Commonwealth and Protectorate, thanks to the proximity of Charles's sister Mary, Princess Royal, the widow of Prince William II of Orange.
Based mostly on suggestions by Parliamentarian General George Monck, Charles II's Declaration of Breda (1660) made known the conditions of his acceptance of the crown of England which he was to accept/resume later in the same year.
The Treaty of Breda was signed in the city, July 31, 1667, bringing to an end the Second Anglo-Dutch War in which the Dutch faced the same Charles II who had been their guest. Between 1746 and 1748 it was the site of the Congress of Breda a series of talks between Britain and France aimed at bringing an end to the War of the Austrian Succession, which ultimately led to the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.
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B.W.T. van Slobbe, the Mayor of Breda, giving a welcome speech to the Polish 1st Armoured Division
World War II[link]
During World War II the city was under German occupation. It was liberated following a successful outflanking manoeuvre planned and performed by forces of 1st Polish Armoured Division of Gen. Maczek on October 29, 1944. Each year during Liberation Day festivities, Breda is visited by a large Polish contingent and the city of Breda reserves a special portion of the festivities for the fallen Polish soldiers. A museum and a monument honoring General Stanisław Maczek and the Polish 1st Armoured Division stands at the city center. General Maczek and soldiers of his division are buried in a nearby Polish military cemetery.
Breda was the site of one of the first panopticon prison establishments. This prison housed the only German war criminals ever to be imprisoned in the Netherlands for their war crimes during the Second World War. They were known as the 'Breda Four (and later three)'. They were Willy Paul Franz Lages who was released in 1966 due to serious illness, Joseph Johann Kotälla who died in prison in 1979, Ferdinand Hugo aus der Fünten and Franz Fischer who both were released in 1989.
Administration[link]
- Breda (city) (~170,000)[2]
- Ginneken (former village absorbed by city agglomeration)
- Princenhage (former village absorbed by city agglomeration)
- Prinsenbeek (~11,500) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997)
- Bavel (~7,000) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997)
- Teteringen (~6,500) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997)
- Ulvenhout (~4,700) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997)
Administration[link]
The city of Breda is divided in 7 city sectors:
- Breda Centrum (Centre)
- Breda West (West)
- Breda Noord-West (Haagse Beemden) (Northwest)
- Breda Noord ( North)
- Breda Oost (East)
- Breda Zuid-Oost (Southeast)
- Breda Zuid (South)
Topography[link]
Topographic map image of Breda, 2011. Click to enlarge.
Economy[link]
Economic activities were mainly industrial. Breda was a center of the food- and drinking industry. Companies like Hero (lemonade), Van Melle (Mentos), De Faam (liquorice) and Kwatta (chocolate) are famous throughout Western Europe. Breda also had a sugar factory, supplying its best-known products. BREDA beer is a world renowned drink that is made in this region.
Breda formerly housed the largest brewery in the Netherlands (Oranjeboom). Interbrew, the Belgian owner of the brewery, closed the brewery in 2004. The decline of industrial activity did not harm the city's economy. The main economic activities now are business and trade. When the new Central Station is built circa 2011, Breda will be connected by high-speed trains to the main European cities. After 2009, a high-speed shuttle connects Breda to Rotterdam – The Hague / Amsterdam and Antwerp – Brussels, on the HSL-Zuid line.
Transportation[link]
Breda has two railway stations, Breda and Breda-Prinsenbeek, providing connections with Zuid-Holland (Dordrecht – Rotterdam – Den Haag) and Tilburg – Eindhoven, and from station Breda also to Roosendaal with connection to Vlissingen and Antwerp. In addition, trains also head north from Breda to Amsterdam and east to Den Bosch – Nijmegen.
Main sights[link]
The city center contains old buildings and portions of the singels (moats). Various historic buildings, especially the Beguinage, Grote Kerk (Large Church) or Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Church of Our Lady) offer examples of Renaissance and Baroque architecture and Park Valkenberg.
Breda hosts the following museums:
- Breda's Museum
- Begijnhof Breda Museum
- Generaal Maczek Museum
- Bier Reclame Museum
- MOTI (Museum of the Image) before the Graphic Design Museum[3]
- NAC Museum
- Heemkundig Museum Paulus van Daesdonck
- Museum Oorlog & Vrede [War and Peace Museum]
- Stichting Princenhaags Museum
Culture[link]
For the numerous music events is the Chasse Theater.
Redheadday is a festival that takes place each first weekend of September. The two-day festival is a gathering of people with natural red hair, but is also focused on art related to the colour red. Activities during the festival are lectures, workshops and demonstrations. The festival attracts attendance from 20 countries and is free due to sponsorship of the local government.
Sport[link]
Breda's Football club, NAC Breda, plays in the highest Dutch league, the Eredivisie. Breda's athletics club, A.V. Sprint, is the largest club of its kind in the Netherlands.
Notable residents[link]
- "Colonel" Thomas Parker, the manager of Elvis Presley, was born in Breda as Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk.
- Breda is also home to Tiësto, an international trance music artist. The title of his track 'Zero 76' featuring DJ Hardwell is derived from the dialing code of Breda also the song breda 3am.
- Breda is the birthplace of former Olympic swimmer Karin Brienesse and former field hockey player Remco van Wijk, who twice won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics with the Dutch National Team: 1996 and 2000.
- Breda is the city where the Dutch composers Daan Manneke and Kristoffer Zegers live.
- The Dutch football international Pierre van Hooijdonk played in Breda. Other formerly international Dutch football players from NAC Breda were Antoon (Rat) Verlegh, Kees Rijvers, Kees Kuijs, Leo Canjels, Daan Schrijvers, Frans Bouwmeester, Nico Rijnders, Ad Brouwers, Bertus Quaars, Martin Vreysen and Ton Lokhoff.
Twin towns – Sister cities[link]
Breda is twinned with:
References[link]
- Notes
- ^ The Prince of Orange and subsequently King or Queen of the Netherlands continued to use the title; today Queen Beatrix claims the title Baron of Breda.
- ^ CBS 2008 Wijkinformatie Breda
- ^ "Graphic Design Museum Breda is niet meer". BredaVandaag.nl. 2011-11-28. http://www.bredavandaag.nl/nieuws/cultuur/2011-11-28/graphic-design-museum-is-niet-meer. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Wrocław Official Website – Partnership Cities of Wrocław".
(in English, German, French and Polish) © 2007 Wrocław Municipality. http://www.wroclaw.pl/p/964/. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
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| Robin Trower | |
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 Trower onstage 19th October, 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robin Leonard Trower |
| Born | (1945-03-09) 9 March 1945 (age 67) Catford, South East London England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Rock, blues, blues-rock |
| Occupations | Musician, vocalist, songwriter, bandleader |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Labels | Chrysalis, Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Procol Harum, The Paramounts, Jack Bruce |
| Website | www.trowerpower.com |
| Notable instruments | |
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Robin Trower (born Robin Leonard Trower, on 9 March 1945) is an English rock guitarist and vocalist who achieved success with Procol Harum during the 1960s, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio.
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Biography[link]
Trower was born in Catford, South East London, England and grew up in the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. In 1962, Trower formed a group that became The Paramounts, later including fellow Southend High School pupil Gary Brooker.[Believe this should be Westcliff High School for Boys] The Paramounts disbanded in 1966 to pursue individual projects. During this time, Trower created a local three-piece band called 'The Jam' (not to be confused with the later group with Paul Weller). Trower then joined Brooker's new band Procol Harum following the success of their debut single "A Whiter Shade of Pale" in 1967, remaining with them until 1971 and appearing on Procol Harum's first five albums.
Before launching his own eponymous band, he joined singer Frankie Miller, bass player James Dewar, and former Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker to form the short-lived combo Jude.[1] This outfit did not record and soon split up.
Trower retained Dewar as his bassist, who took on lead vocals as well, and recruited drummer Reg Isidore (later replaced by Bill Lordan) to form the Robin Trower Band in 1973.[2]
Perhaps Trower's most famous album is Bridge of Sighs (1974). This album, along with his first and third solo albums, was produced by his former Procol Harum bandmate, organist Matthew Fisher. Despite differences, Trower's early power trio work was noted for Hendrixesque influences.[2]
Trower is an influential guitarist who has inspired other guitar legends such as Robert Fripp[3] - "Robin Trower is one of the very few English guitarists that have mastered bends and wobbles. Not only has he got inside them, with an instinctive knowing of their affective power, but they went to live inside his hands. It is the rare English guitarist who has been able to stand alongside American guitarists and play with an equal authority to someone grounded in a fundamentally American tradition. Trower has been widely criticised for his influences. This has never bothered me. I toured America in 1974 with Ten Years After top of the bill, King Crimson second, and Robin Trower bottom. The chart positions were the opposite: TYA in the Billboard 160s, Crimson in the 60s and Trower climbing remorselessly through the top twenty. Nearly every night I went out to listen to him. This was a man who hung himself on the details: the quality of sound, nuances of each inflection and tearing bend, and abandonment to the feel of the moment. He saved my life. Later, in England, he gave me guitar lessons."
In the early 1980s, Trower teamed up with former Cream bassist Jack Bruce and his previous drummers Lordan and Isidore, for two albums, BLT (Bruce, Lordan, Trower) and Truce (Trower, Bruce, Isidore).[2] After those albums, he released another album with James Dewar on vocals titled Back It Up in 1983.[4] Robin Trower was dropped from Chrysalis Records afterwards.[5]
Thirteen albums later, Trower's album, Living Out of Time (2003), features the return of veteran bandmates Dave Bronze on bass, vocalist Davey Pattison (formerly with Ronnie Montrose's band Gamma) and Pete Thompson on drums—the same lineup as the mid 1980s albums Passion and Take What You Need.
With the same bandmates Trower gave a concert on his 60th birthday in Bonn, Germany. The concert was recorded by the German television channel WDR. It was then released on DVD and subsequently on CD throughout Europe and later the US under the title Living Out Of Time: Live. Trower toured the United States and Canada in the summer and autumn of 2006.
In 2007 Trower released a third recording with Jack Bruce, Seven Moons, featuring Gary Husband on drums.
A 2008 world tour began in Ft. Pierce, Florida on 16 January 2008. Joining Davey Pattison and Pete Thompson was Glenn Letsch (formerly of Gamma) playing bass. European dates began in April. The 29 March 2008 show at the Royal Oak Music Theater in Royal Oak, Michigan was released as a double album on V12 Records.
As his "big hero" he referenced the early James Brown where blues is crossing over into rock and roll.[6]
Equipment[link]
Trower has been a longtime proponent of the Fender Stratocaster. He currently uses his custom-built Strat (made by the Fender Custom Shop) which comes in Black, Arctic White and Midnight Wine Burst. The guitar is equipped with a 1950s reissue pickup in the neck position, a 1960s reissue in the middle position, and a Texas Special at the bridge.[7] Other features included a custom C-shaped maple neck featuring a large headstock with a Bullet truss-rod system, locking machine heads and a maple fingerboard with narrow-spaced abalone dot position inlays and 21 frets. The Strats he plays live are an exact model of his signature guitar, which is entirely unmodified. During live performances and on most of his albums, his guitar is tuned a full step down to a DGCFAD tuning.
Trower uses between one and three 100-watt Marshall heads with four to six cabinets on stage. While he usually uses two JCM 800s and a JCM 900, he also links 100-watt Marshall Plexi heads. In studio sessions, Trower uses a mix of amplifiers, such as a Fender Blues Junior and Cornell Plexi Amplifers models to acquire different tonality. Recently, Trower has been using Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 heads live.
He has recently been using Fulltone pedals and effects. He favors the OCD, Distortion Pro, Fat Boost, CLYDE Deluxe Wah, Deja Vibe 2, Soul-Bender, and a BOSS Chromatic Tuner. He runs his Deja Vibe into his distortion pedal to get his famous tone. He was given his own signature Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive in late 2008.
For his 2009 and 2011 US tours Robin was using his Fender Custom Shop Signature Stratocaster into a Fulltone Deja Vibe 2, Fulltone Wahfull, Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah, Fulltone Full Drive, Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive and Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner into two Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 heads.
Discography[link]
With Procol Harum[link]
- 1967 Procol Harum
- 1968 Shine on Brightly (Trower sings backup on "Wish Me Well")
- 1969 A Salty Dog (Trower sings lead on "Crucifiction Lane")
- 1970 Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About (members of Procol Harum, as Liquorice John Death)
- 1970 Home
- 1971 Broken Barricades
- 1991 The Prodigal Stranger
- 1995 The Long Goodbye[2]
With Robin Trower Band[link]
- 1973 Twice Removed from Yesterday - Certified Gold by RIAA
- 1974 Bridge of Sighs - Certified Gold by RIAA [8]
- 1975 For Earth Below - Certified Gold by RIAA
- 1976 Robin Trower Live
- 1976 Long Misty Days - Certified Gold by RIAA
- 1977 In City Dreams - Certified Gold by RIAA
- 1978 Caravan to Midnight
- 1979 Victims of the Fury
- 1983 Back It Up
- 1985 Beyond the Mist
- 1987 Passion
- 1988 Take What You Need
- 1990 In the Line of Fire
- 1991 Essential Robin Trower
- 1992 Live in Concert
- 1994 20th Century Blues
- 1996 In Concert
- 1996 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Robin Trower
- 1997 Someday Blues
- 1999 This Was Now '74-'98
- 2000 Go My Way
- 2004 Living Out of Time
- 2005 Living Out Of Time: Live (Note: Also available on DVD)
- 2005 Another Days Blues
- 2008 RT@RO.08
- 2009 What Lies Beneath[9]
- 2010 The Playful Heart
- 2011 Robin Trower at The BBC 1973-1975
With Bryan Ferry[link]
- 1993 Taxi (Bryan Ferry)
- 1994 Mamouna (Bryan Ferry)
- 2007 Dylanesque (Bryan Ferry)
With Jack Bruce[link]
- 1981 B.L.T.
- 1981 Truce
- 1989 No Stopping Anytime (compilation)
- 2008 Seven Moons
- 2009 Seven Moons Live (live)
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 233. CN 5585.
- ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 776–777. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ "Fripp on Trower". Procolharum.com. 1996-11-19. http://www.procolharum.com/99/rt_fripp.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ "Back It Up". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r20536. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
- ^ Muise, Dan (2002) (Google Books). Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer & Trower: their lives and music. Rock Chronicles. Hal Leonard. p. 273. http://books.google.com/books?id=JI4LHXgz7YEC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ "Robin Trower Interview by Darrin Fox". Guitar Player. Aug 17, 2011. http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/robin-trower/5524. Retrieved March 06, 2012.
- ^ Guitar Player April 2008
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 1005–1006. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
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- NPR.org - Robin Trower on NPR
- OlsenArt.com - "Funky" Paul Olsen's album cover artwork for Robin Trower
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| Place of birth | Catford, South East London England, United Kingdom |
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Not to be confused with Bryan Adams.
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 Ryan Adams performing live |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Ryan Adams |
| Born | (1974-11-05) November 5, 1974 (age 37) Jacksonville, North Carolina United States |
| Origin | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Rock, alternative country |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter, poet, painter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, bass guitar, drums, banjo, mandolin, ukulele |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Bloodshot, Lost Highway, PAX AM, Capitol |
| Associated acts | Whiskeytown, The Cardinals, The Finger, Patty Duke Syndrome, Blank Label, Elton John, Counting Crows, Phil Lesh & Friends |
| Website | http://www.ryan-adams.com/ |
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David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, which was earlier considered one of the leaders of the alt-country genre, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000. The album was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize. Adams has released six additional solo albums, including the UK certified-gold Gold, and five albums with The Cardinals.
Adams has also produced albums for Jesse Malin and Willie Nelson and collaborated with the Counting Crows, Weezer, Norah Jones, America, Minnie Driver, Cowboy Junkies, Leona Naess, Toots & the Maytals, Beth Orton and Krista Polvere. He has written a book of poems, Infinity Blues, and Hello Sunshine, a collection of poems and short stories. In 2009 Adams married singer-songwriter and actress Mandy Moore, left The Cardinals and announced that he was taking a break from music.[1][2][3]
Adams resumed performing in October 2010 and released his thirteenth studio album, Ashes & Fire, on October 11, 2011.[4] The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200.
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Early life[link]
Ryan Adams was born on November 5, 1974, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. When he was eight, Adams began writing short stories and limericks on his grandmother's typewriter. He is quoted as saying, "I started writing short stories when I was really into Edgar Allan Poe. Then later, when I was a teenager, I got really hard into cult fiction: Hubert Selby, Jr., Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac." At the age of 14 Adams began learning to play the electric guitar that his mother and stepfather had bought him, and shortly afterward joined a local band named Blank Label. Although Blank Label did not stay together long, a three-track 7" record exists, dated 1991 and lasting less than seven minutes in total.[5]
Adams attended Jacksonville High School but dropped out of high school in his first week of tenth grade, moving into bandmate Jere McIlwean's rental house just outside Jacksonville.[6] Around this time he performed briefly with two local bands, Ass and The Lazy Stars. Following this, Adams joined The Patty Duke Syndrome and once played in a bar in Jacksonville. After obtaining his GED, Adams left Jacksonville for Raleigh, shortly followed by McIlwean. The Patty Duke Syndrome split in 1994[7] after releasing a 7" single containing two songs (The Patty Duke Syndrome was on one side, while the other side was a band called GlamourPuss).
Career[link]
Whiskeytown[link]
Main article: Whiskeytown
Following the breakup of The Patty Duke Syndrome, Adams went on to found Whiskeytown with Caitlin Cary, Eric "Skillet" Gilmore, Steve Grothmann and Phil Wandscher. The founding of Whiskeytown saw Adams move to alt-country, describing punk rock as "too hard to sing" in the title track of Whiskeytown's debut album Faithless Street. Whiskeytown was heavily influenced by the country-rock pioneers, most notably Gram Parsons.[citation needed] Whiskeytown quickly gained critical acclaim with the release of their second full-length album, Strangers Almanac, their first major label release. A third album, Pneumonia, was completed in 1999, but record label problems delayed its release. It was eventually released by Lost Highway in 2001, by which time the band was effectively done.
Solo career (2000–2004)[link]
Adams made his solo debut in 2000, with Heartbreaker (produced by Ethan Johns).[8] Emmylou Harris sang backup on "Oh My Sweet Carolina." Other backing vocals and instruments were provided by Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Pat Sansone, and Kim Richey as Adams embraced a style more reminiscent of folk music. It was met with considerable critical success, but sales were slow.
Adams released Gold, the follow-up to Heartbreaker, in 2001. It was well received; however, Adams initially refused to promote the record through radio station meet-and-greet and other music industry conventions, instead opting for more recording and some live dates.[citation needed] A video was eventually made for album's first single, "New York, New York". The music video featured Adams performing in front of the city's skyline four days before the September 11, 2001 attacks. The video was played often on MTV and VH1 after the attacks and became Adams's breakthrough to mainstream music consumers.
Following the success of Gold, in 2002 Adams was blocked by his label from releasing his choice for a follow-up. This would be the second time this happened, the first being with Gold; Adams had recorded "the Suicide Handbook" which was rejected on the grounds that it was "too sad". The label opted this time around to cherry pick from the four recorded albums already dismissed as releasable full albums ("48 Hours", "The Suicide Handbook", "The Pinkhearts" and "The Swedish Sessions") for a mix tape type record assembled without his involvement. Demolition, a compilation of tracks from these recording sessions, was released in 2002. Although the album garnered more critical attention, it failed to sell as well as Gold. That same year, Adams produced Jesse Malin's first album, The Fine Art of Self Destruction, and later worked with Malin to form the punk-rock group The Finger (under the pseudonyms, "Warren Peace" and "Irving Plaza" respectively), who released two E.P.s which were collected together to form We Are Fuck You, released on One Little Indian Records in 2003. He also starred in a Gap advertisement with Willie Nelson, performing a cover of Hank Williams's "Move It On Over".
In May 2002, Adams joined Elton John on CMT Crossroads,[9] which brings together country artists with musicians from other genres. During the show, John referred to Adams as "fabulous one" and spoke of how Heartbreaker inspired him to record Songs from the West Coast, which at the time was his most successful album in several years. Also in 2002, Adams reportedly recorded a cover of The Strokes' debut album Is This It, though it has never been publicly released.[10]
During 2002 and 2003 Adams worked on recording Love Is Hell, intending to release it in 2003. Lost Highway Records deemed that it was not commercially viable and was reluctant to release it, leading Adams to go back to the studio. Two weeks later he returned to Lost Highway with Rock n Roll, which featured guest musicians including Melissa Auf der Maur, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, and Adams's girlfriend at the time, Parker Posey.[citation needed]
Adams and Lost Highway Records eventually agreed that the label would release Rock N Roll as well as Love Is Hell, on the condition that Love Is Hell be split into two EP installments. Rock N Roll and Love Is Hell, Pt. 1 were released in November 2003, followed by Love Is Hell, Pt. 2 in December. Both albums were well received by critics, and in May 2004 Love Is Hell was re-released as a full-length album.
Love Is Hell included a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall", which Adams had previously performed live, and about which Noel Gallagher once said, "I never got my head round this song until I went to [see] Ryan Adams play and he did an amazing cover of it."[11] The song earned Adams a Grammy nomination for "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance".
While on tour to support Love Is Hell in January 2004, Adams broke his left wrist during a performance at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool. Adams fell off the end of the stage into the lowered orchestra pit six feet below, while performing "The Shadowlands". Dates from Adams's European and American tours had to be canceled as a result of his injury.[12]
The Cardinals (2004–2009)[link]
Main article: The Cardinals (rock band)
2005 saw Adams join with backing band The Cardinals to produce two albums, Cold Roses and Jacksonville City Nights. Cold Roses, a double album, included backing vocals from Rachael Yamagata on three songs; "Let It Ride", "Cold Roses" and "Friends". His second album of the year, Jacksonville City Nights, featured a duet with Norah Jones on "Dear John". As well as releasing two albums with The Cardinals, Adams released the solo album 29 late in the year.
In addition to releasing three albums, that year Adams joined other musicians in playing a Hurricane Katrina benefit show at Irving Plaza in New York City. Also, three of Adams's songs were featured in the soundtrack of Elizabethtown: "Come Pick Me Up", "English Girls Approximately", and a new song called "Words", which was pulled from 2005's The Elizabethtown Sessions and remains unreleased, but is floating among collectors as Darkbreaker.[citation needed]
Adams befriended Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead, after first meeting him at the Jammys awards in New York in 2005. The two performed Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter's Grateful Dead classic, "Wharf Rat". Adams performed at subsequent outings of Phil Lesh and Friends, including a two-night stand at Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside of Denver, Colorado and on New Year's Eve 2005 at the Bill Graham Event Center in San Francisco. Throughout 2006, Lesh's live performances included compositions by Adams, including several from Cold Roses ("Cold Roses", "Let It Ride", and "Magnolia Mountain").
In early 2006 Adams performed a solo tour of the United Kingdom, often accompanied by Brad Pemberton (drummer for The Cardinals) and on the final date in London by Carina Round, who performed harmony vocals on 'Come Pick Me Up' from his first solo album- 'Heartbreaker'. Also present was Cardinals guitarist- Neal Casal. Adams then toured the United States with The Cardinals, including a performance at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Adams and The Cardinals then returned to the UK in the summer to begin a tour of Europe.
Adams produced Willie Nelson's album Songbird, while he and The Cardinals performed as Nelson's backing band. The album was released in October, 2006. He also opened for Nelson at the Hollywood Bowl later that fall, a show that featured Phil Lesh on bass and multiple Grateful Dead songs. Late in 2006, Adams experimented with hip hop music, adding to his web site 18 albums worth of new recordings under various pseudonyms, featuring humorous and nonsensical lyrics, as well as covers of two Bob Dylan songs ("Isis" and "You're a Big Girl Now").
Adams was scheduled to play Stonehenge when the Stonehenge society had to cancel the gigs to an overwhelming response to email or call-in for free tickets. They feared the highway would have to be shut down during the performance due to overwhelming demand for tickets. Adams released his ninth album on June 26, 2007, titled Easy Tiger.[13] The album includes many tracks which were debuted during 2006's tours, as well as other older tracks which were previously unreleased. Later that year, Adams revealed that he had endured "an extended period of substance abuse" that ended in 2006. Adams indicated that he routinely snorted heroin mixed with cocaine, and abused alcohol and pills. Adams beat his addiction with the assistance of his girlfriend at the time, Jessica Joffe, using Valium therapy and occasionally attending 12-Step meetings.[14]
On October 23, 2007, Adams released Follow the Lights, an EP featuring three new songs: "Follow the Lights","Blue Hotel" and "My Love for You Is Real", along with live studio versions of other previously released songs and a cover of Alice in Chains' "Down In A Hole".[15] Adams also appeared as a guest musician on Cowboy Junkies' 2007 album and DVD Trinity Revisited, a 20th-anniversary re-recording of their classic album The Trinity Session. In 2007 Adams co-wrote a song with Australian singer/songwriter Krista Polvere for her debut record Here Be Dragons; he also played guitar and piano on the album, which was recorded in New York.[16]
A new album with The Cardinals, Cardinology was released on October 28, 2008.[17][18] Adams has also announced plans to release a book, entitled Infinity Blues.[19][20] According to Lost Highway chairman, Luke Lewis, there will be an "anthology" release in 2009, featuring several new songs.[21]
On January 14, 2009, Ryan Adams announced that he was quitting the Cardinals after their final show on March 20, 2009 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Adams cited hearing loss due to Ménière's disease as well as disillusionment with the music industry, the media and audience behavior as reasons for his decision.[22][23][24][25] He also stated that he has been working on two new books, in addition to Infinity Blues.[26] The second book, released in the fall of 2009, is entitled Hello Sunshine. Preorders of Hello Sunshine were shipped on 18 August by publisher Akashic Books.
Post-Cardinals (2009)[link]
In April 2009, Adams uploaded three new tracks under his black metal moniker Werewolph,[27][28] and five hard rock tracks under the name Sleazy Handshake.[29]
When asked about the Cardinals' future, guitarist Neal Casal stated that: "I have absolutely no idea what the future holds. The Cardinals were the best band I’ve ever been in, and I would love to play with them again. Only time will tell what’s going to happen. [...] I’ll certainly miss it a lot."[30] In May 2009, drummer Brad Pemberton stated that: "everyone was a bit fried, so it was the right time to step back for a minute. I encouraged Ryan to go and get married, and have a life and find some peace; the guy hasn’t really slowed down in ten years, and he needed it as much as we did. Ryan and I have shared too much and are too good of friends to not ever do anything again, but I think we all need to do our own thing for a minute."[31] The Cardinals, without Adams, have recorded together alongside Gin Wigmore for her debut album.[32] Adams has dismissed any possibility of a reunion in the near future, saying it wouldn't be right after the death of Cardinals bassist Chris 'Spacewolf' Feinstein.
In August 2009, Adams began posting on the fan-site, Ryan Adams Archive, discussing the possibility of a Whiskeytown reunion, new songs and releasing his many 'unreleased' albums.[33] In August, Adams also began blogging for The Awl.[34] In September 2009, Adams debuted a new song online, entitled "Happy Birthday",[35] and began releasing singles, featuring previously unreleased material, from his new record label, PAX AM.[36]
PAX AM and return to music (2010–2011)[link]
In March 2010, Adams announced a new metal influenced album, entitled Orion, to be released on his PAX AM label. Orion was released on vinyl only on May 18, 2010 and was sold through the PAX AM online store.[37] According to Adams's Facebook page, he had completed two unreleased albums, Blackhole and Cardinals III/IV, and is currently recording new albums in both New York City and Los Angeles.[38]
On October 29, 2010, Adams played his first live show since stepping down from the Cardinals in March 2009, at a benefit hosted by Judd Apatow. He was backed by Marshall Vore, Sebastian Steinberg and former Cardinal Jamie Candiloro, who were billed as "The Ryan Adams Band". They debuted three new songs and were joined onstage by Mandy Moore for "Oh My Sweet Carolina."[39]
In November 2010, Adams announced the release of Cardinals III/IV, his twelfth studio album, which was recorded in 2006. This album is his fifth with The Cardinals and was released on December 14, 2010 through PAX AM.
In 2011, Adams announced a European tour, and noted that he was working on a new studio album with producer Glyn Johns.
On April 21, 2011, Adams was the surprise opener for an Emmylou Harris show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. He performed several new songs, as well as "Oh My Sweet Carolina" with Emmy, a track they recorded for 2000's Heartbreaker.
On June 16, 2011, through his twitter account, Ryan suggested that his album Blackhole could be released around Christmas.
In the September 2011 issue of Q Magazine, Ryan revealed details of his first solo release since leaving The Cardinals, entitled Ashes & Fire. He also discussed the possibility of releasing a third book, Phoenix, which he says concerns "a loveable rat."[40]
In early 2012, Ryan was nominated for a Brit Award for Best International Male.
Personal life[link]
Adams became engaged to actress/singer Mandy Moore in February 2009 and they were married the following month in Savannah, Georgia.[41]
Discography[link]
Main article: Ryan Adams discography
- Heartbreaker (2000)
- Gold (2001)
- Demolition (2002)
- Rock N Roll (2003)
- Love Is Hell (2004)
- Cold Roses (2005) (with The Cardinals)
- Jacksonville City Nights (2005) (with The Cardinals)
- 29 (2005)
- Easy Tiger (2007) (with The Cardinals, but billed as solo)
- Cardinology (2008) (with The Cardinals)
- Orion (2010)
- III/IV (2010) (with The Cardinals)
- Ashes & Fire (2011)
Bibliography[link]
- Infinity Blues (2009)
- Hello Sunshine (2009)
- Phoenix (2012)
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| Date of birth | November 5, 1974 |
| Place of birth | Jacksonville, North Carolina |
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