Aalsmeer is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands,in the province of North Holland. Its name is derived from the Dutch for eel (aal) and lake (meer). Aalsmeer is bordered by the Westeinderplassen lake,the largest open water of the Randstad,and the Ringvaart Canal. The town is located 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Amsterdam.
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode or Sint-Joost-ten-Node,often simply called Saint-Josse in French or Sint-Joost in Dutch,is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region,Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part of the region,it is bordered by the City of Brussels and Schaerbeek.
Joost Lagendijk is a Dutch politician who was a columnist with the Turkish dailies Zaman and Today's Zaman until these newspapers were closed by the Turkish government. From 2009 till 2012 he was a senior adviser at the Istanbul Policy Center at SabancıUniversity. He is a former GreenLeft (G/EFA) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and served as the joint chairman of the Turkey-EU Parliamentarians delegation.
Lansingerland is a municipality in the western Netherlands,in the province of South Holland. It was formed on 1 January 2007,by the merger of the municipalities of Berkel en Rodenrijs,Bleiswijk and Bergschenhoek,collectively known as the "B-Triangle". The former municipality of Tempel,abolished in 1855,is also part of Lansingerland.
Aalsmeer Flower Auction is a flower auction that takes place in Aalsmeer,Netherlands. It is the largest flower auction in the world. The Aalsmeer Flower Auction building is the fourth largest building by footprint in the world,covering 518,000 square metres. Flowers from all over the world —Europe,Israel,Ecuador,Colombia,Ethiopia,Kenya,and other countries —are traded every day in this gigantic building. Around 43 million flowers are sold daily. This increases by around 15 percent around special days such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. Their flowers are subjected to around 30 quality checks so that they can be graded on a scale.
Willem Joost "Wim" Deetman is a retired Dutch politician and teacher who served as Minister of Education and Sciences from 1982 to 1989,Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1989 to 1996 and Mayor of The Hague from 1996 until 2008. He was a member of the Christian Historical Union (CHU) until it was merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) in 1980,which he joined.
Teun van Vliet is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands,who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1990. Van Vliet's best year was 1987,when he won Gent–Wevelgem,Omloop "Het Volk" and the Ronde van Nederland. The next year he wore the yellow jersey for three days in the 1988 Tour de France.
Sander Johannes Gerardes Berk is a Dutch triathlete.
Pieter Jan Marie Litjens is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He is an Alderman in Amsterdam since 18 June 2014.
Freddie "Fred" Borgman was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives between 1978 until 1990 when he became Mayor of Nijkerk,serving from 16 March 1990 until his resignation on 1 December 1994 because of an undescribed illness. Borgman died on 11 May 1996 following a battle with his undescribed illness at the age of 49.
Jan Christoffel Gmelich Meijling was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and naval officer. He served as Mayor of Castricum from April 16,1978 until June 1,1985 when he became Mayor of Den Helder serving until August 22,1994 when he became State Secretary for Defence in the Cabinet Kok I from August 22,1994 until August 3,1998.
Joseph Jules Thomas Prinsen is a Dutch actor,television presenter,singer and writer. He performed in the popular Dutch television programmes De stratemakeropzeeshow,Het Klokhuis,and De Zevensprong,and he also presented the quiz show Met het mes op tafel. He was invested as an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 2004.
Joost Maurits van Aken is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He started his senior career at SC Heerenveen,and has also played for Sheffield Wednesday,VfL Osnabrück and Zulte Waregem. Internationally,he has played for the Netherlands under-21s.
The Nederlandse Handbal Eredivisie is the top Dutch professional handball league. The winners of the Eredivisie are recognised as the Dutch handball champions.
Joyce Vermue is a Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Labour Party between 22 September 2015 and 23 March 2017. She has been mayor of Zundert since July 2019.
Royal FloraHolland,legally Koninklijke Coöperatieve Bloemenveiling Royal FloraHolland U.A.,is a Dutch conglomerate of florists. It is one of the largest auction companies in the world. Royal FloraHolland is headquartered in Aalsmeer,with locations in Naaldwijk,Rijnsburg and Eelde.
HV Aalsmeer,also known as HV Greenpark Tigers Aalsmeer due to sponsorship reasons is a men's handball club from Aalsmeer,Netherlands,that plays in the NHV Eredivisie and BENE-League
David Pel is a Dutch tennis player.
The Haarlemmermeer railway lines are a former network of railway lines in the area between Haarlem,Amsterdam,Utrecht and Leiden. Despite the name they did not all travel over the territory that formerly comprise the Haarlemmermeer lake before it was drained.
I Can See Your Voice is a Dutch television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean programme of the same name. It premiered on RTL 4 on 29 October 2020,and has been aired for five seasons.
