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Dronten
Dronten () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Flevoland. It had a population of in . History Plans for the municipality of Dronten were made in the early half of the 1950s; real plans for the town of Dronten (the municipality's center) were revealed in 1958. The foundations for the town were laid in 1960. Right from the start there was a discussion whether Dronten was to become a town or a city. The first plans assumed 15,000 inhabitants, while later plans foresaw a growth to 30,000 inhabitants. The first plans for the municipality assumed ten smaller villages situated around the central town (in this case, Dronten). The number of villages was reduced because of increased motorized traffic and experiences gained in developing the Noordoostpolder, where a similar municipality had already been built. Eventually, it was decided that there were to be two smaller villages (Biddinghuizen and Swifterbant) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Talu
Ricardo Talu (born 21 July 1993) is a association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), centre back for VV KHC, KHC in the Eerste Klasse. Talu has previously played for PEC Zwolle, Zwolle, SC Telstar, Telstar and Scottish side Albion Rovers F.C., Albion Rovers. Career As a youth, Yalu played for Football in the Netherlands, Dutch clubs Swift ’64 and PEC Zwolle, Zwolle, before playing senior football with ''the Bluefingers'' as well as SC Telstar, Telstar. In July 2015, Talu along with Romario Sabajo went go on trial at Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton F.C., Greenock Morton with only Sabajo being offered a contract. After leaving Morton, Talu signed up with Coatbridge side Albion Rovers F.C., Albion Rovers. He played in over 20 matches for Rovers, before leaving the club at the end of the 2015–16 in Scottish football, 2015–16 season after his contract expired. After his release from the Coatbridge side, Talu returned to the Netherla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dronten Railway Station
Dronten is a Dutch railway station, on the Lelystad–Zwolle railway, also knowns as the Hanzelijn. The station is located in the north of Dronten. The station opened on 9 December 2012, with there being 2 platforms and 4 tracks, for passing Intercities from The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ... and to and . The station is located on a viaduct station at above street level. Train services The station is served by the following service(s): *Local ''Sprinter'' services ''Lelystad Centrum - Zwolle - Meppel - Steenwijk - Heerenveen - Leeuwarden''. Platform 1 for services to Lelystad Centrum, and platform 4 for services to Kampen Zuid, Zwolle, Meppel and further in the direction of Leeuwarden. Platform 2/3 are not accessible and are for passing trains. Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flevoland
Flevoland () is the twelfth and newest province of the Netherlands, established in 1986, when the southern and eastern Flevopolders, together with the Noordoostpolder, were merged into one provincial entity. It is in the centre of the country in the former Zuiderzee, which was turned into the freshwater IJsselmeer by the closure of the Afsluitdijk in 1932. Almost all of the land belonging to Flevoland was reclaimed in the 1950s and 1960s while splitting the Markermeer and Bordering lakes from the IJsselmeer. As to dry land, it is the smallest province of the Netherlands at , but not gross land as that includes much of the waters of the fresh water lakes (meres) mentioned. The province had a population of about 445,000 as of January 2023 and consists of six municipalities. Its capital is Lelystad and its most populous city is Almere, which forms part of the Randstad and has grown to become the seventh largest city of the country. Flevoland is bordered in the extreme nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swifterbant
Swifterbant () is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Dronten, and lies about 13 km northeast of Lelystad. On 1 January 2014, Swifterbant had 6475 inhabitants.Feiten en cijfers Municipality of Dronten. The built-up area of the town was , and contained 2350 residences. Statistics Netherlands. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddinghuizen
Biddinghuizen () is a village in the municipality of Dronten in the Netherlands. It is situated in the center of the province of Flevoland, about north of the city of Harderwijk. On 1 January 2018, the village had 6,295 inhabitants.''Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018'' Statistics Netherlands. Retrieved 30 November 2019 The built-up area of the village was and contained 1,995 residences.Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2006 Statistics Netherlands. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. Biddinghuiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cees Paauwe
Cees Paauwe (; born 3 November 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Dronten, Netherlands, Paauwe played for Lyra, SV 't Harde and FC Zwolle as a youth. From 1995 to 2000 he played for FC Twente where he made his debut in the Eredivisie in his first year. In the first five seasons with Twente he only played during two matches. In summer 2000 he moved to Eerste Divisie club SC Cambuur where he became first choice. Two years later he returned to FC Twente where he replaced Sander Boschker when the latter was transferred to Ajax Amsterdam. Until then, and also later, Paauwe never saw more than five appearances per Eredivisie season. After Boschker's return in the winter of the 2003–04 season, Paauwe became second choice again. In 2005, he moved to ADO Den Haag but did not play much due to a knee injury he suffered later that year. His contract with ADO was not extended in 2006 and he returned to FC Twente. In the summer of 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beitske Visser
Beitske Visser (born 10 March 1995) is a Dutch people, Dutch Auto racing#Racing driver, racing driver. She has raced in kart, single-seater, GT and prototype series. Career Karting Born in Dronten, Visser began karting in 2007 and raced in various European and International championships, working her way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KZ1 (karting), KZ1 category by 2011, when she finished in tenth position in the CIK-FIA European KZ1 Championship. First car race On 6 August, 2011, Visser made her car racing debut in the Supercar Challenge (series), Supercar Challenge at Assen Circuit, in the GT class, driving a Praga (company), Praga R4S. Despite a 25-second penalty, she passed Roger Grouwels towards the end of the race she claimed her first car racing win in her race debut. Open-wheel racing ;ADAC Formel Masters 2012 ADAC Formel Masters season, 2012 saw her début in the ADAC Formel Masters championship with Motopark Academy, Lotus, also known as Motopar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th World Scout Jamboree
The 18th World Scout Jamboree (Dutch: ''18e Wereldjamboree'') was held from 1 to 11 August 1995, and was hosted by the Netherlands on a polder near Biddinghuizen, Dronten community, Flevoland. 28,960 Scouts and staff members from 166 countries and territories participated in the event, the largest representation of countries to date, including 34 countries where Scouting was being born or reborn. Opening and royal attendees The event was officially opened by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and her husband Prince Claus. The theme was ''Future is Now'' and the Jamboree was also visited by Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan and Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, who inaugurated the second Global Development Village, a major attraction, with Scouts from all over the world sharing experiences and learning more about other ways of life. Various activities and stalls at the Plaza, in the middle of the Jamboree site, provided lighte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noordoostpolder
Noordoostpolder (; ) is a polder and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Formerly, it was also called ''Urk, Urker Land''. Emmeloord is the administrative center, located in the heart of the Noordoostpolder. For history, see Zuiderzee Works#Polders, Zuiderzee Works. Population centres The population centres are Bant, Creil (Netherlands), Creil, Emmeloord, Ens (Netherlands), Ens, Espel, Kraggenburg, Luttelgeest, Marknesse, Nagele, Rutten (Netherlands), Rutten, and Tollebeek. The former island of Schokland is now a museum. The town and former island of Urk, in the southwest, now surrounded by the Noordoostpolder, is a separate municipality. Topography ''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, June 2015'' Rail links There are no railway stations in the Noordoostpolder, but the nearest stations are in Kampen railway station, Kampen, Steenwijk railway station, Steenwijk and Lelystad Centrum r ... [...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] |
Bertolf Lentink
Bertolf Lentink (Dronten, July 2, 1980) is a Dutch singer/songwriter. In 2010, he was awarded the Zilveren Harp. Biography Lentink plays guitar and piano. After playing in a band called The Junes, he landed a job playing with the popular Dutch singer Ilse De Lange. In 2009 he released his debut solo album, ''For Life'', which reached #39 on the Dutch music charts; the single "Another day" reached #10. His second album, ''Snakes & Ladders'', reached #11, with the singles "Two in a Million" and "Cut me loose" reaching #2 and #3, respectively. On March 3, 2010, Lentink was awarded the " Zilveren Harp", an award given to promising young artists by BUMA/STEMRA BUMA/STEMRA are two private organisations in the Netherlands, the Buma Association (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Vereniging Buma'') and the Stemra Foundation (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Stichting Stemra'') that operate as one single company that acts as .... The judges said that Bertolf was given the Silver Harp "mainly because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
