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Gelderland (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ l d ər l ə n d /; Dutch: [ˈɣɛldərlɑnt] ⓘ), also known as Guelders (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ l d ər z /) [5] in English, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country.
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.
Theirs is the Glory (a.k.a. Men of Arnhem), is a 1946 British war film about the British 1st Airborne Division's involvement in the Battle of Arnhem (17 to 25 September 1944) during Operation Market Garden in the Second World War. Another film, A Bridge Too Far, tells the story of the failure of Operation Market Garden in Arnhem.
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 ...
Leiden (/ ˈ l aɪ d ən / LY-dən; [6] Dutch: [ˈlɛidə(n)] ⓘ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands.The municipality of Leiden has a population of 127,046 (31 January 2023), [7] but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 215,602 ...
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).
Dutch Topographic map of Harderwijk (town), March 2014. Harderwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦɑrdərˈʋɛik] ⓘ; Dutch Low Saxon: Harderwiek) is a municipality and city of the Netherlands.