The small town of Sluis is located in the very south-west of the Netherlands, just 5 km from the border with Belgium. Its population is only a couple of thousand people. But there is a Michelin-starred restaurant and a unique beffroy tower. And yet – a story long for many centuries, when all the dominant…
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Netherlands Geography and Economy
Natural conditions of the Netherlands As early as around 1000, simple culverts were used for drainage purposes in low-lying areas of the Netherlands. Four centuries later, the clay plains in the west and north of the country were interwoven with an elaborate network of dikes and canals. In the 15th to 17th centuries there was…
Netherlands Society
The Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe. It has an area of 41,543 square kilometers and a population of approximately 17 million people. The ethnic composition of the Netherlands is mainly Dutch, with other minority groups including Turks, Moroccans and Surinamese. The majority of the population are adherents to Christianity, with around 59%…