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The countries that comprise the region called the Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg) all have comparatively the same toponymy.Place names with Neder, Nieder, Nedre, Nether, Lage(r) or Low(er) (in Germanic languages) and Bas or Inferior (in Romance languages) are in use in low-lying places all over Europe.
The city of Amsterdam is a municipality under the Dutch Municipalities Act. It is governed by a municipal council (gemeenteraad, also known as 'city council', the principal legislative authority), a municipal executive board (college van burgemeester en wethouders), and a mayor (burgemeester).
Name Municipality Coordinates Aalst: Buren: Aalst: Zaltbommel: Aalten: Aalten: Aam: Overbetuwe: Achter de Vree: Oldebroek: Achterdrempt: Bronckhorst: Achterhoek: Nijkerk
The English adjective "Netherlandish", meaning "from the Low Countries", is derived directly from the Dutch adjective Nederlands (old spelling Nederlandsch), and the French and German equivalents. It is rare in general use, but remains common in academic jargon, especially in reference to art or music produced anywhere in the Low Countries ...
Name Municipality Coordinates Damwâld: Dantumadiel: Dantumawoude: Dantumadiel: De Blesse: Weststellingwerf: De Blijnse: Harlingen: De Blokken: Súdwest-Fryslân
www.delft.nl A 2018 map of the Delft municipality with the epicenter of the 1654 explosion superimposed on the Paardenmarkt, the site's present occupant. Delft ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛl(ə)ft] ⓘ ) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , Netherlands.
Dutch Topographic map of Harderwijk (town), March 2014. Harderwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦɑrdərˈʋɛik] ⓘ; Dutch Low Saxon: Harderwiek) is a municipality and city of the Netherlands.
Veldhoven is home to the headquarters of the manufacturer of high-tech (semiconductor) lithography equipment ASML.As of 2009, the company employed over 14,000 people—equivalent to nearly one eighth of the town's population. [5]