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Utrecht Public Library
Utrecht Public Library (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Openbare Bibliotheek Utrecht'') is the public library system of the city of Utrecht, The Netherlands, consisting of a large central city library in the former Utrecht Post Office and twelve further branches. Neighborhood branches In 1910 the first branch was inaugurated: a small 'wisselbibliotheekje' (small book swap library) of thirty books in the Jaffa neighbourhood.Refer to w:nl:Jaffa (buitenplaats) and w:nl:Laan van Nieuw Guinea, Spinozaplantsoen en omgeving. In 1918 a branch was opened at Sweelinckstraat, Utrecht, followed by another one in the neighbourhood Ondiep in 1919. In January 2024 the Public Library Utrecht counted twelve branches (libraries, ''bibliotheken'') apart from the main establishment at Neude, Utrecht: * Bibliotheek in the city centre * Bibliotheek * Bibliotheek Lunetten * Bibliotheek Overvecht * Bibliotheek Tuinwijk (Utrecht) * Bibliotheek * Bibliotheek Zuilen * Bibliotheek De Meern * Bibliotheek Kanal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the List of languages by total number of speakers, third most spoken Germanic language. In Europe, Dutch is the native language of most of the population of the Netherlands and Flanders (which includes 60% of the population of Belgium). "1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." (page 153). Dutch was one of the official languages of South Africa until 1925, when it was replaced by Afrikaans, a separate but partially Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible daughter language of Dutch. Afrikaans, depending on the definition used, may be considered a sister language, spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, and evolving from Cape Dutch dialects. In South America, Dutch is the native l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuilen
Zuilen is a district in the Northwest section of the Netherlands, Dutch city of Utrecht. Zuilen is bordered by the train line and the river Vecht (Utrecht), Vecht, the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal, Amsterdam-Rhine Canal, the street Marnixlaan, and the city borders at the north. The neighborhood Elinkwijk, located in Zuilen, contains the protected city view Beschermd Stadsgezicht Zuilen-Elinkwijk. Buildings within this area are not automatically protected monuments, but the city government will monitor and adjust zoning and planning in the area to protect the look of the area. History Zuilen used to be a municipality in the Netherlands, Dutch Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. It existed until 1954, when it split in two parts. The southern part merged with Utrecht (city), Utrecht to form the district that is now known as Zuilen. Oud-Zuilen merged with Maarssen, which merged with other municipalities to form Stichtse Vecht on Januari 1st 2011. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 Establishments In The Netherlands
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''On the Elements According to Hippocrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vleuten
Vleuten is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Today, it is a neighbourhood of the city of Utrecht, and lies about 6 km west from the city centre. Vleuten has a railway station on the line between Utrecht and Woerden Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commu .... In 2001, Vleuten had 7434 inhabitants. The built-up area was 1.4 km2, and contained 2979 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area). The statistical area "Vleuten" has a population of around 7090.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005'' As of 1 January 2005. History Vleuten used to be a separate municipality, until it merged with a number of other municipalities in 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leidsche Rijn
Leidsche Rijn (, ) is a new construction site and neighborhood in Utrecht, the capital of the Dutch province of Utrecht. The area is located west of the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal and its name is derived from the Leidse Rijn canal, which runs through it. At the time of its inception in the 1990s and in the decades that followed, Leidsche Rijn was the largest Vinex location in the Netherlands. Most of this location was on the territory of the former municipality of Vleuten-De Meern, located west of the city of Utrecht. A smaller part of this location, namely the area of Hoge and Lage Weide, was located in the municipality of Utrecht. Vleuten-De Meern was added to the municipality of Utrecht on 1 January 2001. The intended size of the Vinex location was about 30,000 houses for about 90,000 inhabitants. The Utrecht City Council decided to divide it into two districts, namely the Vleuten-De Meern district and the Leidsche Rijn district. Despite this division, the aforementioned ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oog In Al
Oog is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland, situated in the Aynaba district. It is located between Aynaba and Las Anod. Overview Oog acts as the junction of the road connecting the regional capitals of Burao and Erigavo. Oog is situated on Somaliland's main road connecting towns and cities like Borama, Hargeisa, Berbera and Burao to Somalia. Oog is located from Burao, from Las Anod, and from Erigavo. north of Oog is the nearby town of Badweyn, home to a substantial mosque and a multiple-trunked tree that stands alongside the main road. South of Oog, in the Haud, the rare collared lark can be found as well as the native dibatag antelope. Oog is home to a Somaliland National Army base. Demographics A 1951 British survey lists Oog as the home well of the Musa Abokor branch of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq The Isaaq (, , ''Banu Ishaq'') is a major Somali clans, Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanaleneiland
Kanaleneiland (, ) is a district within the Southwest section of the Dutch city of Utrecht. In 2005 it was listed as one of 40 "problem neighborhoods" that required extra attention by the Dutch Ministry of Housing. Kanaleneiland's residents have low levels of employment, health, and education. Approximately 76% of the population have at least one parent that was not born in the Netherlands, most of them being of (partial) Moroccan background. This unique political climate is one that shaped the views of one of its ex-residents, national politician Geert Wilders Geert Wilders (born 6 September 1963) is a Dutch politician who has led the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) since he founded it in 2006. He is also the party's leader in the House of Representatives. Wilders is best known for his right-wing p ... of the PVV, who lived in the area in the late 1990s. During his time in Kanaleneiland, Geert Wilders lived in an apartment complex on the Marco Pololaan, a busy street over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Meern
De Meern () is an urbanized village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrecht, and is located at 6 km west of the inner city of this town. Before 2001 the villages De Meern, Vleuten and Haarzuilens formed a municipality called Vleuten-De Meern. On 1 January 2001, it was incorporated in the municipality of Utrecht. Since 1999 the number of inhabitants of De Meern has increased from about 11,000 to almost 22,000 in 2020. History De Meern lies in the region of a disappeared branch of the river Rhine. This river branch served as Northern border of the Roman Empire. On the river bank the Roman army built a walled camp, a so-called ''castellum''. This happened in the first century after Christ. Also on other places in the Netherlands ''castella'' were built. The castellum in De Meern is unique within the Netherlands because of the ''Museum Hoge Woerd'' with numerous archeological objects found in the soil of De Meern. This museum is housed in a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overvecht
Overvecht is a district in the Dutch city of Utrecht. As a post-war development, it predominantly features high-rise apartment buildings with spacious greenery in between. Overvecht offers many amenities: multiple parks, a large shopping mall, a police station, a library, train station and a neighborhood office; in terms of sports and culture, it hosts swimming pool De Kwakel, the Vechtsebanen skating rink, the large Ruigenhoek nature recreation area, and the Stefanus cultural center. Overvecht is one of Utrecht's fastest expanding districts, with the municipality reporting 33,732 inhabitants in 2015, making it the fifth-largest district by population. Its cultural and religious demographics are varied. Three forts belonging to the Hollandse Waterlinie are located at the edge of Overvecht: Fort de Gagel, Fort de Klop and Fort Blauwkapel, all of which are national monuments. Rachel Streefland ( CU) has been district alderman for Overvecht . History The Municipal Reformatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Library
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries: # they are generally supported by taxes (usually local, though any level of government can and may contribute); # they are governed by a board to serve the public interest; # they are open to all, and every community member can access the collection; # they are entirely voluntary, no one is ever forced to use the services provided; and # they provide library and information services without charge. Public libraries exist in many countries across the world and are often considered an essential part of having an educated and literate population. Public libraries are distinct from research library, research libraries, school library, school libraries, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunetten
Lunetten is a neighbourhood in the southeastern part of the city of Utrecht, that has approximately 12.000 inhabitants. It is mainly a residential area, since there is no significant industry present. Lunetten was constructed as an urban experiment mostly during the late 1970s and 1980s. It was designed and planned by a combination of students of architecture and urban planning and the then foreseen future inhabitants. A result of this was the use of a ring-road with many circular bifurcations running back onto themselves or with dead ends. In Dutch this is called a ''Bloemkoolwijk'' ("Cauliflower-neighbourhood"). This urban setup results in the whole neighbourhood becoming like a single living street, much like a distinct village within a city. Lunetten has a network of alleyways connecting the inner courtyards of the urban blocks. This creates a child-friendly neighbourhood with many playing spots. There are also many sports facilities within and around Lunetten. Lunetten is su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grote Hal, Openbare Bibliotheek Neude, Utrecht
Grote is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Grote (1814–1886), English colonial administrator * Augustus Radcliffe Grote (1841–1903), British entomologist * Byron Grote (born 1948), English business executive * Dennis Grote (born 1986), German footballer * George Grote (1794–1871), English classical historian * Gottfried Grote (1903–1976), German church musician * Harriet Grote (1792–1878), English biographer, wife of George * Hermann Grote (1882–1951), German ornithologist * Irvine W. Grote (1898–1972), American chemist * Jason Grote (born 1971), American playwright and screenwriter * Jason Grote (bishop) (born 1973), American Anglican bishop * Jerry Grote (1942–2024), American baseball player * Jerry Grote (basketball) (born 1940), American basketball player * John Grote (1813–1866), English philosopher and clergyman * Klaus Grote (born 1947), German archaeologist * Kurt Grote (born 1973), American swimmer * Otto Grote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
