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The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body for contract bridge.. Emulating the organizational concepts of the Olympic movement and its signature five rings, the World Bridge Federation encompasses the five continents (America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania) represented by eight geographic Zonal Conferences.
The Dutch Bridge Federation (Dutch: Nederlandse Bridge Bond) is the national governing body for bridge in the Netherlands, based in Utrecht.Founded on 22 November 1930 by Infantry Colonel A. J. E. Lucardie, [1] [2] the federation is the second largest nation member of the European Bridge League, with a 2013 membership of 85,796.
The County of Horn in the 18th century Map showing the Imperial Abbey of Thorn, the County of Horne and the barony of Kessenich Castle Horn. Horne (also Horn, Hoorn or Hoorne) is a small historic county of the Holy Roman Empire in the present day Netherlands and Belgium. It takes its name from the village Horn, west of Roermond.
Horn developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Maas. In 1102, a Heer of Horn existed. In 1450, it became the capital of the County of Horn. In 1614, Horn became part of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. [4] In 1839, it became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [5] Horn Castle is located on an artificially enlarged hill surrounded by a dry ...
Hoorn is located in the east of the North Holland peninsula, on the northwestern shore of the Markermeer – the second largest freshwater lake of the Netherlands. The city occupies an arc of land in the south of West Friesland at the northernmost end of a small bay named Hoornse Hop .
nl:Lijst van spoorbruggen in Nederland (in Dutch) - List of railway bridges in the Netherlands; Lijst van bruggen in Amsterdam, Amsterdam-Noord, Arnhem, Delft (centrum), Den Haag, Groningen (stad), Harlingen, Heerenveen, Hoorn, Leeuwarden, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Sneek (in Dutch) - List of bridges by city.
The European Bridge League (est. 1947) has conducted the event from 1948 when competition was resumed after World War II. Previously and first in 1932 it was organized by the International Bridge League, predecessor of the World Bridge Federation (est. 1958). The Open flight was first contested in 1932, the Women in 1935, and the Senior in 1995.
Muiderberg is a bidding convention in the card game bridge. It is a two-level preemptive opening based on a two-suiter with precisely a five-card major and a minor suit (four-card or longer). In Muiderberg the 2 ♥ opening denotes five hearts and an unknown minor suit, whilst 2 ♠ denotes five spades and an unknown minor suit. The convention ...