Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is bordered by Gelderland to the north and by North Brabant to its west. Its long eastern boundary forms the international border with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. To the west is the international border with the similarly named Belgian province of Limburg, part of which is delineated by the river Meuse. The Vaalserberg is on the extreme southeastern point, marking the tripoint of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
The United Kingdom of the Netherlands is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as it existed between 1815 and 1830. The United Netherlands was created in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars through the fusion of territories that had belonged to the former Dutch Republic, Austrian Netherlands, and Prince-Bishopric of Liège in order to form a buffer state between the major European powers. The polity was a constitutional monarchy, ruled by William I of the House of Orange-Nassau.
There are twelve provinces of the Netherlands representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local municipalities, with responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance.
Velp may also refer to either:
Zeeland is a province of the Netherlands.
Beek is a town and municipality in Limburg, Netherlands.
't Zand may refer to several settlements:
Oudemolen, Oude Molen or De Oude Molen may refer to:-
Dutch dialects are primarily the dialects that are both cognate with the Dutch language and spoken in the same language area as the Dutch standard language. They are remarkably diverse and are found within Europe mainly in the Netherlands and northern Belgium.
De Hoop is a name used for mills in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Zeldenrust is a name given to some windmills in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
Van Alphen is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in Alphen in South Holland, Alphen in North Brabant, Alphen in Gelderland, Alpen in North Rhine-Westphalia, or Teralfene in Flemish Brabant. Notable people with the surname include:
De Korenbloem is a name given to some windmills in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Witte Molen is the name of a number of windmills in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Van Rijswijk is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Rijswijk". There are at least four places named Rijswijk in the Netherlands: towns in South Holland, western Gelderland and North Brabant, and Castle Rijswijk in eastern Gelderland. Among variant spellings are Van Rijsewijk, Rijswijck, Riswijk, and Ryswyk. People with this name include:
Central Dutch dialects are a group of dialects of the Dutch language from the Netherlands. They are spoken in Holland, Utrecht Province, south-western Gelderland, North Brabant and few parts of Limburg (Netherlands) and Friesland (Vlieland), and include Hollandic. It borders Low Saxon without Gronings, Limburgish, Brabantian and Zeelandic. Urkers, Frisian and Frisian mixed varieties are geographically close, too.
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