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Waddinxveen
Waddinxveen () is a town and municipality along the Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland near Gouda. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is water. A small piece of artwork named ' (Dutch for 'The Forgotten Place') marks the lowest point on the Dutch polders, 7.01 meters below Amsterdam Ordnance Datum. History The first reference to the area is from 1233, when on April 20, Floris IV, Count of Holland, sold an area of peat lands along the Gouwe River for 200 Dutch pounds to Nicolas of Gnepwijk, Lord of Aalsmeer and Woubrecht. The area was given the name "Waddinxvene". Because of this event, Waddinxveen celebrated its 750-year anniversary in 1983. Between 1817 and 1870, Waddinxveen was dissolved and its area split into the municipalities of Noord-Waddinxveen and Zuid-Waddinxveen.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, ''Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten'', KNAW, 2006, p. 191Online edition) Due to further exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Westerholt
Robert Westerholt (born 2 January 1975) is a Dutch musician, known as the guitarist and co-founder of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. He writes music for the band, which is fronted by his partner and band vocalist Sharon den Adel. Westerholt used to work in human resource management before his career with Within Temptation. Work prior to Within Temptation Westerholt was born in Waddinxveen, South Holland, Netherlands. In 1992, Westerholt formed the band "The Circle" with future Within Temptation keyboard player Martijn Spierenburg, and he began writing his own music. The Circle's first demo, entitled 'Symphony No.1' was finished in December 1992. At this point, The Circle had a complete line-up, composed of Westerholt, Martijn, Jeroen van Veen (Within Temptation's bassist), Arjan Groenedij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Den Adel
Sharon Janny den Adel (born 12 July 1974) is a Dutch singer who is the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. She has been performing since age 14, and co-founded Within Temptation with partner Robert Westerholt in 1996. She was also elected to be the Dutch chairperson of the jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Early life Sharon Janny den Adel was born on 12 July 1974 in Waddinxveen. She lived in Indonesia for five years as a child. The Balinese dancers that she saw during that time inspired her dance movements on stage. After returning from Suriname to the Netherlands, she was Bullying, bullied by classmates because of her different clothing style, hairstyle, and darkened skin. From the age of 14, she performed with various bands, including a blues rock band called Kashiro. As their partnership grew, in 1996 they came to form a band called The Portal, though the name was changed to Within Temptation before their debut recording. Den Adel has a bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirjam Overdam
Mirjam Overdam (born 18 February 1973) was a Dutch female water polo player. She was a member of the Netherlands women's national water polo team. She competed with the team at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * * https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/buurtfacts/opmerkelijk!/olympiers/zuid-holland/waddinxveen///mirjam-overdam-waddinxveen * http://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/selectie-waterpolosters-gaat-in-brisbane-trainen~a576398/ * https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120654256/ * https://www.nocnsf.nl/CMS/showpage.aspx?id=756&indexparticipant=2293&cciqsd=9132F0D03DD3D0ED61C6ADED84E73B67&cciqsids=id,indexparticipant 1973 births Living people Dutch female water polo players Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Vanderloo
Mark Vanderloo (born 24 April 1968 in Waddinxveen) is a Dutch model and actor. As a model, he is known for his work with Hugo Boss. As an actor, he is the face of Commander Shepard in the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Vanderloo is regarded as a supermodel and achieved international success in the 1990s and 2000s. Early life Mark moved from the Netherlands to Kenya at 3 years old and spent most of his childhood there with his family. At age 22, Vanderloo attended the University of Amsterdam to study history. In 1990 at the age of 22, Vanderloo first got acquainted with modeling when he accompanied a model girlfriend to a photoshoot. The photographer liked them both together and took photos for a milk advertisement, but he had an aversion for modeling and didn't pursue it. Career In 1992, he earned extra money ($200) per night as a bartender and he signed a contract with the Wilhelmina Models agency. He did part-time modeling near his village in Holland. In 4 months, he became an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of The Netherlands
Since 1 January 2023, there have been 342 regular municipalities ( ; Grammatical number#Overview, sing. ) and three Caribbean Netherlands, special municipalities ( ) in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public body (Netherlands), public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces of the Netherlands, provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the Cabinet of the Netherlands, central government and they are ruled by a municipal council (Netherlands), municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal merger (politics), mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tjark De Vries
Tjark de Vries (born 17 July 1965) is a Dutch rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe .... References External links * 1965 births Living people Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics People from Waddinxveen Rowers from South Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouwe (river)
The Gouwe is a channelized river in South Holland, the Netherlands. It runs from north to south - from the Oude Rijn to the Hollandse IJssel. Flow From Alphen aan den Rijn, where the Gouwe begins, it flows through Boskoop and Waddinxveen to Gouda. Here it splits into the old stream (which runs through the city of Gouda) and into the on the city's west side. Both branches connect with the Hollandse IJssel on the southern outskirts of Gouda. History The Gouwe was formed around 1222 as a reservoir for the adjacent polders, this was needed as peat excavation lead to a stream of peat going southward towards the Hollandse IJssel. A second part was then dug towards the Oude Rijn. With time the river also became important for shipping. This made Gouda an important city for shipping and one of the most affluent in Holland. The Gouwe was historically part of the primary (and prescribed) shipping-route in Holland, connecting Dordrecht in the south with Haarlem and - later on - with A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roald Van Hout
Roald van Hout (born 23 April 1988]) is a Dutch association football, footballer who plays as a winger for Hoofdklasse club UDI '19. He formerly played for RKC Waalwijk, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Eindhoven and Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi .... References External links Voetbal International profile 1988 births Living people Men's association football wingers Dutch men's footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Vierde Divisie players People from Waddinxveen RKC Waalwijk players Sparta Rotterdam players FC Eindhoven players Fortuna Sittard players Footballers from South Holland UDI '19 players {{netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepijn Van Den Nieuwendijk
Pepijn van den Nieuwendijk (Waddinxveen, October 13, 1970) is a Dutch painter and ceramist. Life and work Van den Nieuwendijk graduated in 1995 as a graphic designer. After his studies he focused on illustrating and painting, until he came into contact with ceramics in 2002. In October 2007 he hit the headlines after he solved a major art theft via Google from Hague galleries. As he searched for his own name, he found his stolen works of art at an auction site. Besides the paintings of Pepin van den Nieuwendijk the police discovered the thief of more than a hundred paintings and sculptures by various artists.Luc van Kemenade.Googlende schilder lost grootschalige kunstroof op," in ''Elsevier'', 18 okt 2007. See also * List of Dutch ceramists * List of Dutch sculptors References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Nieuwendijk, Pepijn van den 1970 births Living people Dutch ceramists People from Waddinxveen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuidplas
Zuidplas () is a municipality in the Netherlands located in the province of South Holland. It was established on 1 January 2010 by the joining of Moordrecht, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, and Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle. It had a population of 41,753 as of August 2017. Notable people * Claes Michielsz Bontenbal (1575–1623) Secretary of Zevenhuizen and conspirator * Lia van Rhijn (born 1953) ceramist and sculptor * Arie Slob (born 1961) politician and history teacher * Angela Visser (born 1966) actress, model and beauty queen, Miss Universe 1989 retrieved 2 May 2019 * Hans Spekman (born 1966) politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk () is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland with a population of in . It was established by a merger of Bodegraven and Reeuwijk on 1 January 2011. The municipality covers of which is water. Population centres The new merger also includes the historic municipalities of Waarder, Middelburg, Oukoop, Sluipwijk, Wiltenburg, Vrijhoef en Kalverbroek, parts of Zwammerdam, Lange Ruige Weide, Hekendorp, Land van Stein, Rietveld and Barwoutswaarder, as well as the communities of Driebruggen, Hogebrug, Langeweide, Meije, Nieuwerbrug, Oud-Reeuwijk, Platteweg, Randenburg, Reeuwijk-Brug, Reeuwijk-Dorp, Tempel, Oud-Bodegraven (Vrijenes), Weijpoort and Reeuwijk-Westeinde. Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, June 2015.'' Paedophilia rumours In 2020, false allegations were circulated online, that in the 1980s the town had been the site of the sexual abuse and murder o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
