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This Dutch city has been sinking for hundreds of years — should we be worried?

The Netherlands is known as the country of cheese and bicycles, and for being the flat European...
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Hannie Schaft: the Dutch spy who was executed by the Nazis

Allegedly, when the first shot aimed at Hannie Schaft’s head only grazed her temple, she taunted the...
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New Zealand’s namesake: how the Dutch named NZ

Most people know New York was originally named New Amsterdam, but what about New Zealand? Was it...
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What’s the difference between Holland and the Netherlands?

A lot of visitors to the Netherlands refer to Holland in the same way as they would...
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Why does everything in the Netherlands look the same?

Visitors to the Netherlands will probably be struck by a very specific element about this country. Things...
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Today in Dutch history: the tragic ‘Watersnoodramp’ flooding of 1953

On February 1, 1953, one of the biggest natural disasters to ever hit the Netherlands took place....
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How one Dutch woman created the most unusual modern art museum in the Netherlands

If you associate big museums with big cities and Van Gogh paintings with the Van Gogh Museum,...
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Here’s how Dutch changed the English language forever

Have you ever heard people complain that the use of English is becoming too widespread in the...
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