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Margraten

American military cemetary in Margraten

Did you know that every year each of the 8,301 graves of the American military cemetary in Margraten is adopted by a Dutch family...
Queens flag

Tulip and windmill blades on New York borough Queens’ flag

Did you know that NYC borough Queens' flag features a tulip and a rose, symbolizing the early Dutch settlers and the English?The circle of...
Holland House London

Holland House in London

Did you know that Holland House is the only building in London designed by Berlage, one of the most influential Dutch architects of the...
Australasia

Nieuw Holland and Nieuw Zeeland

Did you know that Dutch explorers named Oceania's largest landmass and the two islands to the southeast respectively Nieuw Holland and Nieuw Zeeland? Today...
New York City

New York City’s flag

Did you know that the flag of New York City is derived from the flag of the Dutch Republic, as used in 1625 when...
Claude Monet

French painter Monet in the Netherlands

Did you know that French painter Claude Monet and his family spent a few months in Amsterdam and Zaandam in 1871? In this period...
Shanghai Disney Resort

A bit of Giethoorn in China

Did you know that a part of the Shanghai Disney Resort will be inspired on Giethoorn? This is the first Disney park in mainland...
Bali

The first person to ride a bicycle in Bali

Did you know that the first person to ride a bicycle in Bali was Dutch artist W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp? Around 1900 he traveled around the...
Argentina

We love Máxima

Did you know that the Argentinians love Queen Máxima so much that they decorate Dutch passports with a 'We Love Máxima' stamp at National Park...
Afrikaans

Dutch was the basis for Afrikaans

Did you know that Dutch language was the basis for Afrikaans, the language spoken in South Africa and Namibia?