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Netherlands | Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Destination Netherlands, a virtual travel guide to this Benelux country also often (not quite correct) called Holland.
Beside a country profile with facts and figures, the page contains links to sources which provide you with all the information you need to know about this European nation, e.g.: official web sites of the Netherlands, addresses of Netherlands' and foreign embassies, domestic airlines, city- and country guides with extensive travel and tourism information on accommodation, tourist attractions, events and more like weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from the Netherlands.
Beside a country profile with facts and figures, the page contains links to sources which provide you with all the information you need to know about this European nation, e.g.: official web sites of the Netherlands, addresses of Netherlands' and foreign embassies, domestic airlines, city- and country guides with extensive travel and tourism information on accommodation, tourist attractions, events and more like weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from the Netherlands.
Background
Background: After centuries of foreign rules by the Romans, Franks, Burgunds, Habsburgs, and Spaniards in 1648 the Dutch Republic became a free and sovereign state. During the 17th century, also called the 'Golden Age', the Republic became increasingly prosperous and a major colonial power, thanks largely to the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
In 1815, the northern and southern Netherlands – today's Netherlands and Belgium – were combined to form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I but was invaded in World War II by Germany in May 1940 and occupied for five years.
Today the Netherlands is a modern, industrialized nation and the third largest exporter of food. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EU, and participated in the introduction of the Euro in 1999.
border countries: Belgium, Germany
dependencies: Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
In 1815, the northern and southern Netherlands – today's Netherlands and Belgium – were combined to form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I but was invaded in World War II by Germany in May 1940 and occupied for five years.
Today the Netherlands is a modern, industrialized nation and the third largest exporter of food. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EU, and participated in the introduction of the Euro in 1999.
border countries: Belgium, Germany
dependencies: Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Official Sites of Netherlands
Dutch Government
Diplomatic Missions
Statistics
Weather
Maps
- Het Koninklijk Huis | The Dutch Royal House
- Het Parlement | Staten Generaal -- the Dutch Parliament with the Senate and the House of Representatives
- Overheid.nl | The Dutch government directory
- Netherlands Board of Tourism (N.B.T.) | Comprehensive guide to the country - Official Holland site with useful content to people who will travel to Holland
- Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken | The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs with general information about the Netherlands.
Diplomatic Missions
- Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN | Netherlands representation to the United Nations
- Royal Netherlands Embassy | USA, Washington D.C.
- Dutch Missions Abroad | Addresses of Dutch missions by country
- Foreign Missions in the Netherlands | Addresses of foreign diplomatic missions in the Netherlands
Statistics
- CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek | Statistics Netherlands presents latest statistics regarding all aspects of the Netherlands
Weather
- Het Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) | Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Maps
- Map of the Netherlands | Political Map of the Netherlands
- Google Earth Netherlands | Searchable satellite view and map of The Netherlands
- Google Earth Amsterdam | Searchable map and satellite view of Netherlands' capital
- Google Earth Den Haag | Searchable satellite view and map of Den Haag
- GoogleEarth Rotterdam | Searchable satellite view and map of Rotterdam
Arts & Culture
- Arts & Culture Arts & Architecture | A guide to events, attractions and activities.
- Dutch Pop and Rock Music Institute | The "Nationaal Pop Instituut"
- Holland Museums | All Dutch Museums
- Kunsthal Rotterdam | Culture in the widest sense of the word, art exhibitions
- Melkweg | A Milestone in the European Hippie Culture
- Mondriaanhuis | The birthplace of the painter Piet Mondrian with a permanent collection of its art
- De Museumserver | Netherlands museums on the WWW (in Dutch)
- Paradiso | Another Milestone in the European Hippie Culture
- Rembrandthuis Museum | House of Rembrandt van Rijn and permanent collection of almost all of Rembrandt's etchings
- Stedelijk Museum | Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art, Amsterdam
- The Van Gogh Museum
Business & Economy
- De Nederlandsche Bank | Central Bank of the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Exchanges | is now part of Euronext.
- BuVoHa - Bureau Voor Handelsinlichtingen | The Trade Information Office is a Dutch association which is specialized in supplying trade information and establishing business contacts between the Netherlands and countries everywhere in the world.
- CBI – Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries
- The Netherlands Foreign Trade Agency (EVD)
- Kamer van Koophandel | Netherland's Chamber of Commerce
- Telefoonboek.nl | Netherland's telephone directory. (in Dutch)
Dutch Products
- Amstel | Amstel Beer
- Droste | Dutch Chocolate
- Douwe Egberts | Coffee
- Heineken | Heineken Beer
- Keukenhof | Spring Garden of Europe
- Oilily | Children's and Women's clothing
- Wooden Shoes | Dutch clogs
- DutchYellowPages
- Gouden Gids | Netherlands yellow pages (in Dutch)
- DutchYellowPages
Transportation
- Airline Royal Dutch Airlines | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Airports
- Schiphol Airport | Official site of Netherlands' principal airport
- Rotterdam Airport | Regional airport
Railroad
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen | The Dutch Railroad (in Dutch)
Shipping
- Rotterdam Port Authority | Official site of the Rotterdam port and industry complex
Tourism Offices of the Netherlands
- Netherlands Board of Tourism (NBTC) | Official site with comprehensive tourism information to the Netherlands
- Noord Holland | The official tourism site of North-Holland, the most important bulb province in the Netherlands
- Zuid-Holland | Official visitors guide to South Holland province.
- Zuid-Holland Zuid | Travel and tourism guide for the southern part of South Holland province.
Geography
- Geography of the Netherlands | Geography of a flat world
- Roundabout | A guide to "Whats on in the Netherlands"
- TouristInfo | Tourism webportal of the Netherlands (in Dutch)
City Guides
Amsterdam
- Amsterdam | Official site of the City of Amsterdam with tourism and event information
- Amsterdam Hotspots | A guide to all the local favorites
- The Internet Guide to Amsterdam | Amsterdam city guide ready to be printed out and taken with you
Den Haag / The Hague
- Den Haag | The Hague is theseat of the Dutch government.
Rotterdam
- Rotterdam | The biggest city of the Netherlands after Amsterdam, with the largest port of the world
- Rotterdam Tourism | The official Rotterdam city guide
Groningen
- Groningen | The City of Groningen.
Haarlem
- Haarlem | The City of Haarlem
Maastricht
- Maastricht | The oldest city of The Netherlands.
Utrecht
- Utrecht | The City of Utrecht
West Frisian Islands
- Texel | Official website of the municipality as well as of the island of Texel
- Vlieland | Official tourism information about the island
- Terschelling | Official tourist office website of the municipality and the island
- Ameland | Official tourism website of the island
- Schiermonnikoog | Official tourism website of the Dutch Frisian islands (in Dutch and German)
Education
- Education Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen (OCW) | The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
- Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | The Stateuniversity of Groningen, founded in 1614, one of the oldest universities in Europe
- Technische Universiteit Eindhoven | Established in 1956, one of the leading Universities of Technology in Europe.
- Universiteit of Amsterdam
- Universiteit Leiden
- Universiteit Maastricht
- Universiteit Tilburg
- Universiteit Utrecht
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Environment - Environmental organizations Netherlands
Government environmental agencies
NGO's
- VROM - Internationaal | The Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
- Provinciale Milieufederaties | Site about the 12 regional governmental environment organizations
NGO's
- De Kleine Aarde | Organization for ecological lifestyle
- Greenpeace Nederland | The Dutch section of Greenpeace.
- GroenFront! | GroenFront! is the Dutch branch of EarthFirst!
- Hier | Hier (Dutch for ‘Here‘) is the name of a large Dutch climate program whose fundamental idea it is to stress the immediate necessity to implement adaptation projects and initiatives to climate change
- Milieudefensie | Friends of the Earth Netherlands.
- Stichting Natuur en Milieu | The Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment
- milieu.startpagina.nl | Links to Dutch environmental organizations. (in Dutch)
History
- A concise history of the Netherlands | created by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Bataviawerf | Batavia Yard, National Centre for Maritime History
- Dutch History Resources on the Internet | by the University Leiden, History Department
- Dutch Portuguese Colonial History | Dutch Colonial History
- Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (1602-1660) | A site about the history of the Dutch East India Company
- Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis | The ING promotes, through faculty research and its own independant research, the disclosure of source material in the subject area of the history of the Netherlands. (in Dutch)
- The Low Countries | Timeline and reigns of the "Low Countries" in historical chronology
- Koninklijke Bibliotheek | The National Library of the Netherlands
- De hoofdlijn van de Nederlandse geschiedenis | Netherlands history (in Dutch)
- Nationaal Archief | The largest public archive in the Netherlands
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam | Largest museum with the largest collection of art and history in the Netherlands
- WWW VL Dutch History Index | Dutch History internet resources
Science & Research
- Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen | One of the biggest academic hospitals in The Netherlands. (in Dutch)
- Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT) | The Royal Tropical Institute is a knowledge institute specialized in international cooperation and intercultural communication
- The Royal Dutch Geographical Society | Geographers working in the field of spatial planning; research and development
- Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences | Home page of the academy. (in Dutch)
- Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) | National research and information centre for climate, climatic change and seismology
- Space Expo Noordwijk | Space related exhibition, you even will find a peace of the moon there. (in Dutch)
Group of information resources and services in the Netherlands: NedInfo.nl, HomeMe.nl, ProfitAndLoss.nl, RusInfo.nl
