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  1. Van Diemen's Land

    other uses Van Diemen disambiguation Infobox Islands name Van Diemen s Land image name Van Diemen s Land 1852.jpg image caption 1852 map of Van Diemen s Land location Southern Ocean coordinates coord 42 ... Image Tasmania 1644.png thumb 300px 1663 map of Van Diemen s Land, showing the parts discovered by Tasman, including Storm Bay , Maria Island and Schouten Island . Van Diemen s Land was the original ... was colonised by the British Empire British as a penal colony with the name Van Diemen s Land ... ref The demonym for Van Diemen s Land was Van Diemonian , though contemporaries used Vandemonian ... to New South Wales , all transported convicts were sent to Van Diemen s Land. In total, some 75,000 convicts were transported to Van Diemen s Land, or about 40 of all convicts sent to Australia. Male ... female factories in Van Diemen s Land. Convicts completing their sentences or earning their ticket of leave often promptly left Van Diemen s Land. Many settled in the new free colony of Victoria Australia ... Gold Rush Victorian gold rush when a flood of settlers from Van Diemen s Land rushed to the Victorian gold fields. Complaints from Victorians about recently released convicts from Van Diemen s Land ... to Van Diemen s Land in 1853. ref Fletcher, B. H. 1994 . 1770 1850. In S. Bambrick Ed. , The Cambridge ... with its name and its homophonic connection to demon , in 1856 Van Diemen s Land was renamed Tasmania ... in 2009. The feature film Van Diemen s Land movie Van Diemen s Land focuses on the true story ... s Land , also known as The Gallant Poachers , is a traditional Irish folk song Van Diemen s Land song Van Diemen s Land is the title of the second track from the rock band U2 s album Rattle and Hum ... album Rattle and Hum ref Van Diemen s Land is referenced in the song The Helm of Ned Kelly by the group Blackbird Raum on their third album titled Under the Starling Host Van Diemen s Land is mentioned .... Among the Irish folk songs that mention Van Diemen s Land are The Black Velvet Band , Back Home in Derry ...   more details



  1. Van Diemen's Land Company

    The Van Diemen s Land Company also found as Van Dieman Land Company was created in 1824, Citation needed date June 2007 received a Royal Charter in 1825, ref http www.privy council.org.uk output page44.asp Royal Charters, Privy Council website ref and was granted 250,000 acres 1,000  km in northwest Van Diemen s Land now Tasmania in 1826. Citation needed date June 2007 The company was a group of London merchant s who planned a wool growing venture to supply the needs of the United Kingdom British textile industry . ref name entaus cite book title Enterprising Australians last Phillips first Valmai year 1984 publisher Bay Books location Kensington, New South Wales isbn 0858356473 page 22 ref The company established its headquarters at Circular Head under the management of Edward Curr who arrived in Van Diemen s Land in 1826. ref name entaus Much of the initial cargo, stock and farm labourers arrived in Van Diemen s Land aboard the Tranmere . Some of the settlers refused to adapt to their new surroundings. For instance they did not recognise that in the southern hemisphere the seasons were reversed. ref name entaus For many years the costs of farming were only just recovered. By the 1880s the company was making more money from timber felling and timber exports than from farming. ref name entaus The Van Diemen s Land Company introduced bounties on the Thylacine thylacine Tasmanian .... The Van Diemen s Land Company has never been held accountable for its past actions nor issued an apology ..., Kerry Winds of Change A History of Woolnorth 2003 External links http www.vdlfarms.com.au Van Diemen s Land Company web site http www.woolnorthtours.com.au property.html information about Van Diemen s Land Company property Woolnorth Category Companies established in 1824 Category Companies of the United ... in Australia Australia company stub agri stub id Van Diemen s Land Company pt Van Diemen s Land Company ... 1991 publisher isbn 0 9598718 7 X pp.126 127 ref The company retains some of the original land grant ...   more details



  1. Van Diemen's Land Ensign

    File Van Diemens Land Ensign.svg 250px thumb File FIAV 000100.svg 20px Flag Ratio 1 2 Van Diemen s Land Ensign The Van Diemen s Land Ensign is an unofficial merchant flag, which was used in the colony later renamed Tasmania prior to the adoption of the current Flag of Tasmania Tasmanian Flag in 1875. ref http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 1355542 flag of Tasmania ref The earliest know reference to the Van Diemen s Land Ensign is from an 1850s flag chart by Captain John Nicholson, Harbour Master of Sydney. ref name flagspot.net http flagspot.net flags au vdle.html ref ref http www.foxflags.com 1 Products 1National Flags Australian Historical NewSouthWalesMerchantFlag1830 s.php ref The flag is similar in design to the New South Wales Merchant Flag , which is believed to also be the historical origin of the Murray River Flag . ref name flagspot.net See also List of Australian flags Union Flag References Reflist Australian Flags Category Flags of Australia Category Unofficial flags ...   more details



  1. Van Diemen's Land (film)

    Infobox film name Van Diemen s Land image Van diemen s land poster 0.jpg image size alt caption director Jonathan auf der Heide producer Maggie Miles writer Jonathan auf der Heide br Oscar Redding narrator starring Oscar Redding br Greg Stone music Jethro Woodward cinematography Ellery Ryan editing Cindy Clarkson studio distributor released Start date df yes 2009 09 24 runtime country FilmAustralia language English language English br Irish language Irish budget gross preceded by followed by Use dmy dates date September 2010 Van Diemen s Land is a 2009 Australia n Thriller genre thriller set in 1822 ... fest review van diemens land robhr.php Fantastic Fest Review Van Diemen s Land Film School Rejects ... them to despair. ref cite news url http www.smh.com.au news entertainment film film reviews van diemens land 2009 09 28 1253989859814.html title Van Diemen s Land first Paul last Byrnes publisher Sydney ... entertainment reviews van diemen 27s land review.aspx title Van Diemen s Land review first ... http f3a.net van diemen 27s land,film,1508.html Van Diemen s Land 2009 Fantasy FilmFest Archiv ref ... Brown Release and reception Van Diemen s Land was released to Australian cinemas on 24 September ... title Van Diemen s Land date 24 August 2009 publisher Australian Classification Board accessdate ... 6.4 10 rating. ref cite web url http au.rottentomatoes.com m van diemens land title Van Diemen s Land 2009 publisher Rotten Tomatoes accessdate 23 May 2010 ref During the opening weekend, the film ... home boxoffice.asp ref Box office Van Diemen s Land grossed 289,858 at the box office in Australia ... Gothic References Reflist 2 External links IMDB title id 1361843 title Van Diemen s Land http www.vandiemensland themovie.com Official Site DEFAULTSORT Van Diemen s Land Film Category Australian ... 2000s thriller films Category Films set in Tasmania pt Van Diemen s Land filme ... Settlement Sarah Island penal settlement on Van Diemens Land , escape into the Tasmanian wilderness ...   more details



  1. Van Diemen

    otheruses Van Diemen disambiguation Van Diemen International, Ltd. is a British race car manufacturer based in Snetterton , Norfolk , England. The company has a reputation for high volume production runs of its cars, the most well known of which is its series of Formula Ford chassis, which have been at the forefront of that class of motorsport for over 20 years. Van Diemen was founded in 1973 by Ross Ambrose and Ralph Firman Sr., whose children Marcos Ambrose , Ralph Firman Ralph Firman Jr. and Natasha Firman have since gone on to have successful racing careers. The company s name comes from the island of Tasmania , Australia, which was formerly known as Van Diemen s Land and is where Ambrose was born and lived before moving to the UK to co found the company. As well as Formula Ford, Van Diemen builds cars for Formula Ford Formula Ford 2000 , Sports 2000 and Formula Mazda series. The company s purpose built manufacturing facility is located on the grounds of Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit , allowing racing teams to test the cars literally right off the production line. In 2002, Van Diemen International was bought by Don Panoz and is now part of his lan Motorsport Technologies group out of Braselton, Georgia . External links Official http www.vandiemen.co.uk Automotive industry in the United Kingdom Category Motor vehicle manufacturers of the United Kingdom Category Automotive motorsports and performance companies Category British racecar constructors Category Panoz Auto Development fr Van Diemen automobile nl Van Diemen ...   more details



  1. Van Diemen (disambiguation)

    Van Diemen may refer to Van Diemen , a British race car manufacturer. Anthony van Diemen , Dutch colonial governor Van Diemen Gulf , gulf between Arnhem Land, of the attached Cobourg Peninsula and Melville Island in northern Australia. Van Diemen s Land now Tasmania , named after the former Van Diemen s Land song Van Diemen s Land song , a song by U2 , named after the former Van Dieman s Land movie Van Diemen s Land movie , documenting Alexander Pearce s first escape Van Diemen Strait , also known as Osumi Strait . Disambig fr Van Diemen ...   more details



  1. Cape Maria van Diemen

    Image NZ C MvDiemen.png thumb right 160px Location of Cape Maria van Diemen Cape Maria van Diemen is the westernmost point of the North Island of New Zealand . Being close to the northern tip of the Aupouri Peninsula , many people in New Zealand also incorrectly believe it to be the northernmost point that title goes to the Surville Cliffs , 30 kilometres to the east and slightly further north . Originally an island composed mainly of basaltic andesitic lava flows and dykes, ref Nicholson, K. N. 2006 . http www.agu.org meetings wp06 wp06 sessions wp06 V41C.html Unraveling the Complex Volcanic History of Northland New Zealand abstract . ref drifting sands have joined it to the rest of the North Island during the late Pleistocene . The cape was named by Abel Tasman after the wife of his patron, Anthony van Diemen , Governor General of Batavia now Jakarta in January 1643, on the same voyage of discovery during which he named Van Diemen s Land now Tasmania . It is along with the Three Kings Islands one of only two geographic features in New Zealand to retain the names given to them by Abel Tasman. References reflist Image CapeMariaVanDiemen.jpg thumb left 300px Cape Maria van Diemen Image Te Werahi Beach .jpg thumb centre 300px Te Werahi Beach and Cape Maria van Diemen coord 34.472316 172.64062 type landmark display title Category Far North District Category Headlands of New Zealand Maria van Diemen Northland geo stub de Cape Maria van Diemen es Cabo Maria van Diemen no Cape Maria van Diemen nn Cape Maria van Diemen pl Cape Maria van Diemen pt Cabo Maria van Diemen ...   more details



  1. Van Diemen Gulf

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Van Diemen Gulf Australia.svg thumb right Map showing Van Diemen Gulf. Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin is in lower left corner. Van Diemen Gulf Coord 11 49 S 131 57 E region AU NT scale 2500000 display inline,title is a gulf between Arnhem Land , of the attached Cobourg Peninsula and Melville Island, Northern Territory Melville Island in northern Australia. It is connected to the Timor Sea in the west by the Clarence Strait Northern Territory Clarence Strait near the city of Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin , and to the Arafura Sea in the north by Dundas Strait between Melville Island and Cobourg Peninsula . It stretches over an area of about 14,000  km . Rivers draining into the Gulf include the South Alligator River , the East Alligator River and the Adelaide River. DutchplacenamesAus Category Coastline of the Northern Territory Category Gulfs of Australia NorthernTerritory geo stub be be x old de Van Diemen Golf es Golfo de Van Diemen fr Golfe de Van Diemen ka pt Golfo de Van Diemen ru simple Van Diemen Gulf uk ...   more details



  1. Anthony van Diemen

    Land 1998 167 . ref Governor Jan Pieterszoon Coen found van Diemen to be a talented official and by 1626 ..., Tasman named it Van Diemen s Land in honour of his patron. ref The name Van Diemen s Land name was retained ... to Tasmania . Tasmania is preferred, because Van Diemen s Land is associated among all nations with bondage ...Other uses Van Diemen disambiguation Infobox Person name Anthony van Diemen image Anthony van Diemen.jpg caption Portrait of Anthony van Diemen birth date 1593 birth place Culemborg , Utrecht province ... Explorer , Colony colonial governor nationality Dutch Republic Dutch Anthony van Diemen also Antonie ... governor, was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands , the son of Meeus Anthonisz van Diemen ref ... , his appointment taking effect on 1 January 1636. Van Diemen s nine years as Governor General were ... Dutch power was established in Ceylon now Sri Lanka . Van Diemen is best remembered for his efforts ... fruitlessly. ref Love 2006 99. ref Undeterred, Van Diemen appointed Frans Visscher to draw up a plan for new discoveries. Visscher mapped out three different routes and van Diemen decided in August ... until the turn of the century. ref Van Diemen is also commemorated in Van Diemen Gulf on the coast of northern Australia. Van Diemen commissioned a further voyage from Tasman in 1644. Anthony van ... of the North Island of New Zealand , Cape Maria van Diemen , named by Tasman in 1643, and by Maria Island off the east coast of Tasmania. Further reading Van der Kraan, Alfons. Anthony van Diemen From ... of Maritime History , 26 .2, 2004 3 23 . Van der Kraan, Alfons. Anthony van Diemen Patron of Discovery ... , 27 .1, 2005 3 33 . Cite EB1911 Diemen, Anthony van Notes reflist 2 s start gjhdsg s off succession ... after Cornelis van der Lijn s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Diemen, Anthony ... Batavia , Dutch East India Company in Indonesia Dutch East India DEFAULTSORT Diemen, Anthony Van ... of the Dutch East Indies Category History of Tasmania ca Anthonie van Diemen da Antonio van Diemen ...   more details



  1. Patrick van Diemen

    Infobox football biography playername Patrick van Diemen image fullname Patrick van Diemen dateofbirth birth date and age 1972 6 12 df y cityofbirth Woerden countryofbirth Netherlands height convert 1.85 m ftin 0 abbr on position Midfielder Defensive midfielder Defensive midfielder currentclub VV Baronie Baronie Amateur years1 1990&ndash 1993 years2 1993&ndash 1994 years3 1994&ndash 1996 years4 1996&ndash 1998 years5 1998&ndash 2001 years6 2001&ndash 2008 years7 2008&ndash clubs1 FC Utrecht Utrecht clubs2 AZ football club AZ clubs3 N.E.C. football club N.E.C. clubs4 RKC Waalwijk clubs5 R.S.C. Anderlecht Anderlecht clubs6 RKC Waalwijk clubs7 VV Baronie Baronie amateur caps1 35 caps2 21 caps3 67 caps4 59 caps5 82 caps6 192 caps7 goals1 1 goals2 5 goals3 7 goals4 11 goals5 11 goals6 8 goals7 totalcaps 456 totalgoals 43 pcupdate ntupdate Patrick van Diemen born 12 June 1972 in Woerden , Netherlands is a Netherlands Dutch footballer who currently plays for amateur club VV Baronie , after ending his professional career in 2008 after playing 19 seasons on the highest level. Van Diemen made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Utrecht squad in the 1990 91 season. He also played for AZ Alkmaar , NEC Nijmegen , and RSC Anderlecht before joining RKC Waalwijk for the second time in his career. ref cite web publisher Voetbal International title Patrick van Diemen url http www.vi.nl Spelers Speler Patrick van Diemen.htm language Dutch accessdate 2010 02 15 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Diemen, Patrick van ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Dutch footballer DATE OF BIRTH 12 June 1972 PLACE OF BIRTH Woerden , Netherlands DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Diemen, Patrick Van Category 1972 births Category Living people ... Woerden Category Expatriate footballers in Belgium Netherlands footy bio stub fr Patrick van Diemen nl Patrick van Diemen ...   more details



  1. Diemen

    Infobox settlement official name Diemen image skyline Oud Diemen, 1.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Recreated old houses in Diemen image flag VlagGemeenteDiemenOfficieel.JPG flag size 120x100px image ... of Diemen coordinates display inline,title coordinates region NL subdivision type Country subdivision ... leader title Burgemeester Mayor leader name Amy Koopmanschap area total km2 14.03 area land km2 ... Diemen pronunciation Nl Diemen.ogg is a Municipalities of the Netherlands municipality and a town in the Netherlands with a population of around 24,000. Diemen is located in the province of North ... is split into three areas Diemen Noord , which contains, besides a lot of newer buildings for the upper class, many of the town s older buildings and is quite a middle class area. Diemen Centrum is located south of Diemen Noord and is a more modern working and middle class area, separated from the Northern part by the A1 motorway. Lastly, there s Diemen Zuid which is the largest of the three areas. It is located south of a canal from centrum. It is often grouped together with the Bijlmer . Diemen ..., Diemen consists of several green zones, mainly located to the south and east of the town, which ... , GroenLinks , Democrats 66 D66 , and Socialist Party Netherlands SP was formed in Diemen. The College van burgemeester en wethouders consists of mayor Amy Koopmanschap and the four aldermen Lex Scholten PvdA , Ruud Grondel GroenLinks , Jeannette Pietersen D66 , Ma ta van der Mark SP , one of each coalition ... council of Diemen comprises 19 seats, which are divided as follows ref http www.diemen.nl content.jsp ... PvdA 4 seats GroenLinks 3 seats Leefbaar Diemen 2 seats Democrats 66 D66 2 seat Socialist Party Netherlands SP 2 seats Christian Democratic Appeal CDA 1 seats Democraten Diemen 1 seat Transportation Diemen has two railway stations Diemen railway station Diemen and Diemen Zuid railway station Diemen ... Vervoerbedrijf GVB only at Diemen Zuid. Tram line 9 , bus and night bus services connect Diemen ...   more details



  1. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen

    Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen Prodromus of the Flora of New Holland Australia New Holland and Van Diemen s Land is an 1810 flora of Australia by botanist Robert Brown botanist Robert Brown . ref name Brown 1810 cite book author Brown, Robert year 1810 title Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen publisher Richard Taylor & Son location London authorlink Robert Brown botanist ref Often referred to as Prodromus Flora Novae Hollandiae , or by its standard botanical abbreviation Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. , ref name IPNI cite web url http www.ipni.org ipni idPublicationSearch.do?id 3469 2 title Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae van Diemen work International Plant Names Index IPNI accessdate 2007 03 26 ref it was the first attempt at a survey of the Australian flora. It described over 2040 species, over half of which were published for the first time. ref name Orchard 1999 cite encyclopaedia author Orchard, A. E. year 1999 title Introduction editor A. E. Orchard encyclopedia Flora of Australia series Flora of Australia volume 1 edition 2nd edition pages 1 9 publisher Australian Biological Resources Study id ISBN 0 643 05965 2 ref Brown s Prodromus was originally published as Volume One, and following the Praemonenda Preface , page numbering commences on page 145. Sales of the Prodromus were so poor, however, that Brown withdrew it from sale. Due to the commercial failure of the first volume, pages 1 to 144 were never issued, and Brown never produced the additional volumes that he had planned. In 1813, a book of illustrations for the Prodromus was published separately by Ferdinand Bauer under the title Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes ... Van Diemen descripsit Robertus Brown , usually referred to as Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae ... item 21871 10 Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen At http www.biodiversitylibrary.org ... Brown botanist es Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen ...   more details



  1. Het land van...

    Infobox Single Name Het Land Van... Cover Hetlandvan.jpg Artist Lange Frans & Baas B Released 2005 Format CD Genre Dutch hip hop Length 4 00 Label Walboomers Music Producer Last single Supervisie br 2004 This single Het land van... br 2005 Next single Mee naar Diemen Zuid br 2005 Het land van... The country of... is a Netherlands Dutch song by Lange Frans & Baas B . The lyrics of this song discuss past and present social and politics of the Netherlands political issues in the Netherlands . It rose to the top of the Dutch hit parade charts soon after its release in 2005, with a live performance during the Uitmarkt on August 26 at the Museumplein , Amsterdam . Lyrics The lyrics enumerate the best and worst parts of Dutch history, in the form The Netherlands are the country of... Het Land Van... , often listing a good and bad part in the same line. In the song, Lange Frans and Baas B elaborate that the Netherlands are the country het land van Pim Fortuyn and Theo Van Gogh as well as of their murderers Volkert Van der Graaf and Mohammed Bouyeri Great Cannabis drug marijuana and XTC consumption as well as legalised prostitution popular fastfood great soccer players like Johan Cruijff and Abe Lenstra , but also of bloody feuds between AFC Ajax Ajax and Feyenoord see Klassieker for details ... & Baas B along with the release of Het land van... . http www.janvis.nl hotnews1.php?NewsID 104622 ... & Baas B , on September 9, 2005 regarding the release of Het land van... . http www.janvis.nl nl ... land van... in the Netherlands Dutch Top 40. Newspaper article http www.ad.nl cultuurenshow article32442.ece ... Raatgever an interview with Lange Frans & Baas B about the sudden success of Het land van... and the content ... by Joost Divendal at De Journalist Dutch language Dutch about the lyrics of Het land van... . http ... Dutch about the lyrics of Het land van... . Category 2005 singles Category Dutch songs Category Dutch ... , but also a land which was liberated from Nazi Germany in 1945 many regional dialects in a small ...   more details



  1. Land van den Bergh

    Expand Dutch date March 2009 Land van den Bergh File Huize Bergh.jpg thumb 200px Huis Bergh in s Heerenberg The Land van den Bergh was a lordship in Achterhoek in the Netherlands and included s Heerenberg , Didam , Etten Gendringen Etten , Zeddam , Gendringen , Netterden and the Westervoort fiefdom . It was previously ruled over by the List of counts van Bergh counts van Bergh ref http www.berghapedia.nl index.php Land van den Bergh berghapedia.nl ref . References Reflist Category Gelderland Category Former polities in the Netherlands Bergh de Bergh Adelsgeschlecht nl Land van den Bergh ...   more details



  1. Land van Altena

    Use dmy dates date March 2012 File RMSDeltaNorth.jpg thumb right Land van Altena region 3 minus the southeast The Land of Altena lang nl Land van Altena is a historical region and former Fief fiefdom of the Lords of Altena, historically part of the County of Holland , but since 1815 located in the Dutch province of North Brabant . The Land of Altena lies on a island river island in the estuary of the rivers Rhine and Meuse river Meuse . It is enclosed by the rivers Boven Merwede north , Afgedamde Maas east and Bergse Maas Oude Maasje Bergse Maas south and by the regions De Biesbosch west and the former Land of Heusden southeast . It contains the municipalities of Werkendam the largest town of the island and Woudrichem the historical centre of the island and which village Almkerk contains the site of the former castle of Altena . Since 1904 it is united with the Land of Heusden only the part above the Bergse Maas as the Land of Heusden and Altena . Unlike most parts of North Brabant the Land of Altena has a strong Protestant Calvinist character. Former Prime Minister Hendrikus Colijn 1869 1944 had his roots in this region. coord 51.774167 N 4.921944 E source ruwiki region NL type isle format dms display title Category Islands of the Netherlands Category Land van Heusden en Altena Category Regions of the Netherlands NorthBrabant geo stub nl Land van Altena ru ...   more details



  1. Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal

    File Reimerswaal.svg thumb 250px Coat of Arms of Reimerswaal File 270 a Rommerswael Vertoonden zich Vanouts aldus.JPG 250px thumb Reimerswaal before 1570. The Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal is an area of flood covered land in Zeeland in the Netherlands between Noord Beveland and Bergen op Zoom . Some of it was lost in the St. Felix s Flood in 1530, and some of it in 1532. The Oosterschelde formerly flowed along its east and north edges. It is sometimes divided into the Verdronken Land van Zuid Beveland and the Verdronken Land van de Markiezaat marquis ate van Bergen op Zoom . Verdronken is Dutch language Dutch for drowned . The Dutch land reclamation engineer and writer Andries Vierlingh Vierlingh blamed the loss of that land on a landowner called the Lord of Lodijke neglecting a tidal creek which was scouring at every tide. After the land was lost, the city of Reimerswaal city Reimerswaal survived on a small island for a while. See also List of settlements lost to floods in the Netherlands Drowned villages in the Drowned Land of Reimerswaal Drowned villages in the Drowned Land of Reimerswaal List of settlements lost to floods in the Netherlands External links Commons category http watercanon.nederlandleeftmetwater.nl view canon professionalisation Rhine Meuse Scheldt delta coord 51.4487 N 4.23145 E source kolossus nlwiki display title Category Floods in the Netherlands Category Zeeland Zeeland geo stub fr Reimerswaal ville disparue nl Reimerswaal historische stad ...   more details



  1. Land van Arkel

    The Land van Arkel was a fief of the Count of Holland Counts of Holland , and was managed by the Lords of Arkel until 1412. The territory was bordered by the river Merwede on the south, and the river Linge on the east. The northern border might have reached as far as Everdingen , and the western border to the river Lek river Lek . Present day towns in the territory include Leerdam , Arkel , Heukelum , Asperen , Hagestein , Haastrecht and Gorinchem . History File Blason Othon d Arkel selon Gelre .svg thumb Coat of arms of Arkel Around 1234 1240, Herbaren II, lord of Ter Leede lordship Ter Leede ... from the Dutch nl Land van Arkel DEFAULTSORT Land Van Arkel Category Dutch nobility de Van Arkel nl Land van Arkel .... His son Jan II van Arkel Jan II is named as vassal of the Count of Holland in a 1253 chronicle ... Floris V, count of Holland , in deference to his authority. After Jan II van der Lede died without offspring in 1305, Jan III van Arkel inherited the lordship Ter Leede. In 1351 the lands around the Lek river Lek river were added to their possessions. Haastrecht was also added. Otto van Arkel .... He spent the rest of his life in Gouda and Leerdam . His son Willem van Arkel led a revolt in 1417 ... van Arkel , a daughter of John V, would eventually acquire major political powers in Gelre. The castle ... walls. This castle was known as the Blue Tower. Lords of Arkel Herbaren II van der Lede ca.1200 1257 , received possession of the lordship Arkel Arcelo, Arclo Jan I van Arkel, 1233 1272 , nicknamed The Strong Jan II van Arkel, 1269 1296 Nicolas van Arkel, regent died in 1345 Jan III van Arkel, 1280 1324 Jan IV van Arkel, 1305 1360 Otto van Arkel 1330 1396 Jan V van Arkel, 1362 1428 , nicknamed The Stadtholder . Willem van Arkel, successor and son of Jan V, but the lordshipwas confiscated by the Count of Holland Maria van Arkel , daughter of Jan V, married to Jan II van Egmont Findings ...   more details



  1. Land van Heusden en Altena

    File RMSDeltaNorth.jpg thumb right Land van Heusden en Altena region 3 The Land of Heusden and Altena lang nl Land van Heusden en Altena is a region located in the Netherlands Dutch province of North Brabant . In 1904 it was consisted of the historical regions Land of Altena and Land of Heusden only the part above the Bergse Maas . The Land of Heusden and Altena lies on a island river island in the estuary of the river s Rhine and Meuse river Meuse . It is enclosed by the rivers Boven Merwede north , Afgedamde Maas east and Bergse Maas Oude Maasje Bergse Maas south and by the region of De Biesbosch west . It contains the municipalities of Werkendam the largest town of the island , Woudrichem the historical centre of the island and Aalburg the region of Aalburg was part of the Land of Heusden . Unlike most parts of North Brabant the Land of Heusden and Altena has a strong Protestant Calvinist character. Former Prime Minister Hendrikus Colijn 1869 1944 had his roots in this region. coord 51.771667 N 4.960278 E source ruwiki region NL type isle format dms display title Category Islands of the Netherlands Category Land van Heusden en Altena Category Regions of the Netherlands NorthBrabant geo stub fr Pays de Heusden et d Altena fy L n fan Heusden en Altena nl Land van Heusden en Altena nn Land van Heusden en Alten pt Terra de Heusden e Altena ...   more details



  1. Jewish Cemetery of Diemen

    File Joodse Begraafplaats Diemen, Veld A 7.jpg thumb Field A 7 File Joodse Begraafplaats Diemen, Metaheerhuis 2.jpg thumb Metaheerhuis, built in 1931 by the Jewish architect Harry Elte Phzn 1880 1944 of Amsterdam. The Jewish Cemetery of Diemen , or Joodse Begraafplaats Diemen in Diemen , is owned by the Jewish community of Amsterdam , which is a subsection of the Nederlands Isra litisch Kerkgenootschap . It came into use in 1914 when the older Jewish cemetery in Amsterdam Zeeburg reached its limit. In 1925 it was split by a train line. The cemetery can still be seen today by train passengers travelling eastwards from Amsterdam. Unusual for a Jewish cemetery is the presence of urns, most of which hold the remains of Jews who were cremated at Westerbork during the World War II years. Field A is the field 1914 1927, east. West of the train line are the fields B, C and D, in use from 1928. In 1958 a large part of the Amsterdam Zeeburg cemetry was relocated to Diemen, due to city of Amsterdam expansion. 3 Fields, all called Field Z, with 28,000 graves, alsmost no individual stones were brougth over. A memorial stone explains the origin of Field Z, some smaller stones alongside these Fields Z are placed. The small Field U, with stones very close to each other, is the Field with the Urns form Westerbork. Field D still is in use. References reflist http www.jhm.nl cultuur en geschiedenis amsterdam Website JHM Amsterdam Michman, J., Beem, H. en Michman, D. 1992 , Pinkas geschiedenis van de joodse gemeenschap in Nederland , Antwerpen Amsterdam Uitgeverij Contact. ISBN 90 254 9513 3 coord 52 20 37 N 4 58 40 E type landmark source nlwiki display title Category Jewish cemeteries Diemen Category Cemeteries in the Netherlands Diemen Category Rijksmonuments in Diemen Category Jewish Dutch history Cemetery stub nl Joodse begraafplaats Diemen ...   more details



  1. Diemen Zuid railway station

    unreferenced date September 2008 Infobox NS station station Diemen Zuid stationsnaam Diemen Zuid image Diemenzuid002.jpg stationscode Dmnz opened 23 May 1993 lines Weesp Leiden railway perrons 2 exploitant Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS latdeg 52 latmin 19 latsec 49 londeg 4 lonmin 57 lonsec 23 positiekaartnaam Randstad N services s rail title Nederlandse Spoorwegen s line system NS Stoptrein line 4300 previous Duivendrecht next Weesp s line system NS Stoptrein line 5700 previous Duivendrecht next Weesp s rail title Amsterdam s line system Amsterdam Metro line 53 previous Venserpolder next Verrijn Stuartweg Diemen Zuid is a railway station is located in the southeastern Amsterdam suburb of Diemen . The railway station is served by Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS heavy rail services as well as Line 53 of the Amsterdam Metro . The station was first used as only a metro station operated by Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf GVB in 1977. This was one of the original metro line s in Amsterdam and is route 53 Centraal Station to Gaasperplas. In 1993, the Nederlandse Spoorwegen railway station opened at Diemen Zuid. This was as part of the Zuidelijke tak South section of the Ringspoorbaan in Amsterdam this is the present ... NS services The following services currently call at Diemen Zuid 2x per hour local service ... Vervoerbedrijf GVB Station Bijlmer ArenA Diemen Noord Bijlmermeer, Station Diemen Zuid , Diemen Sniep, Station Diemen 4x per hour. 2x per hour Evening and Sunday 46 GVB Buikslotermeerplein Holendrecht, AMC Hospital Nieuwendam, A10 motorway Netherlands A10 , Diemen Sniep, Station Diemen Zuid , Duivendrecht ... Centraal Station Gaasperplas Rembrandtplein, Station Diemen, Diemen, Station Diemen Zuid , Ganzenhoef ... Image DiemenZuid009.jpg thumb right Metro platforms on left See also commonscat Diemen Zuid train station List of railway stations in Amsterdam Railway stations in North Holland DEFAULTSORT Diemen ... Diemen de Bahnhof Diemen Zuid nl Station Diemen Zuid pl Diemen Zuid ...   more details



  1. Diemen railway station

    unreferenced date September 2008 Infobox NS station station Diemen stationsnaam Diemen image StationDiemen1.jpg lines Amsterdam Zutphen railway opened 1 August 1882 closed 1 October 1913 reopened 24 May 1974 operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS platforms 2 latdeg 52 latmin 20 latsec 43 londeg 4 lonmin 58 lonsec 1 positiekaartnaam Randstad N services s rail title Nederlandse Spoorwegen s line system NS Stoptrein line 4600 previous Amsterdam Science Park next Weesp s line system NS Stoptrein line 5800 previous Amsterdam Muiderpoort next Weesp Diemen railway station is located in Diemen , a suburb in Southeast Amsterdam , the Netherlands. The station was first opened in 1 August 1882 and closed on 1 October 1913. It reopened on 24 May 1974. The station remains in the same location as before. At the station there is a hexagonal NS ticket office. The station is in zone Oost . The station is on the Amsterdam Zutphen railway . Train services The following train services call at Diemen 2x per hour local service sprinter Amsterdam Almere Oostvaarders 2x per hour local service sprinter Amsterdam Hilversum Amersfoort Vathorst class wikitable vatop Platform Trains To 1 Direction Weesp, Almere, Amersfoort 2 Direction Amsterdam Centraal Bus services class wikitable vatop Bus Service Operator From To Via Frequency Notes 44 Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf GVB Station Bijlmer ArenA Diemen Noord Bijlmermeer, Station Diemen Zuid, Diemen Sniep, Station Diemen 4x per hour. 2x per hour Evening and Sunday 357 GVB Centraal Station Gaasperplas Rembrandtplein, Station Diemen , Diemen, Station Diemen Zuid, Ganzenhoef, Kraaiennest Nightbus. 1x per hour, 2x per hour Friday, Saturday, Sunday From Midnight until morning Gallery gallery Image StationDiemen10.jpg Platform 2 Closest gallery See also commonscat Diemen train station List of railway stations in Amsterdam Railway stations in North Holland Category ... closed in 1913 Category Railway stations opened in 1974 Category Diemen ...   more details



  1. The Land

    The Land may refer to The Land , the setting for novels by Stephen R. Donaldson, in the The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever universe The Land , primary setting for the novels by Robert J. Sawyer, in the Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy The Land Mildred D. Taylor The Land Mildred D. Taylor , a novel by Mildred D. Taylor The Land 1942 film The Land 1942 film , a documentary film directed by Robert J. Flaherty The Land 1969 film The Land 1969 film , a 1969 Egyptian film The Land 1974 film , a 1974 South Korean film The Land song , a protest song, traditionally sung by the Georgist movement in pursuit and promotion of land value taxation The Land Epcot , a pavilion at Walt Disney World s Epcot theme park Haaretz , an Israeli newspaper whose name means The Land as in the Land of Israel The Land, the Michigan Women s Music Festival women only venue The Land , a long narrative poem by Vita Sackville West The Land , a rural newspaper in Australia owned by Rural Press The Land magazine , a Minnesota farm and rural life newspaper owned by CNHI See also Land disambiguation disambig ...   more details



  1. Land

    Wiktionary land Dry land redirects here. It may refer to The part of the Earth that is not covered by water Drylands , areas with low amounts of water in the soil Dry Land , the only album by How We Live Land may refer to Landscape Landform , physical feature comprises a geomorphological unit Land economics , a factor of production comprising all naturally occurring resources Land law Real estate , a legal term for land, used in regard to ownership Real property , a legal term similar to real estate In music Land band , American rock band Land Land album Land Land album , the first album by the band Land T r album Land T r album , an album by T r Land 1975 2002 , an album by Patti Smith Land The Comsat Angels album Land The Comsat Angels album , an album by The Comsat Angels Lands band , Japanese rock band Dah band , a former Yugoslav Belgian rock band, known as Land during 1975 1976 period People Edwin H. Land 1909 1991 , American scientist and inventor Frank Land , British information systems researcher Frank S. Land 1890 1959 , Americal founder of Order of DeMolay Frank William Land b. 1961 , British mathematician Greg Land b. 1965 , American comic book artist Harold Land 1928 2001 , American tenor saxophonist Michael Land b. 1961 , American composer and musician Michael F. Land ... Fatherland Homeland land , a suffix used in the names of several countries and other regions As a geographical place Land, California Land, Norway Land Glacier , Antarctica As a division of a country ... for land , a unit of administration in Poland Other usages Land Instruments International , A company specialising in infrared temperature measurement and emissions monitoring equipment LAND , a type ... areas between grooves in gun barrels disambig cs Krajina rozcestn k cy Tir da Land flertydig de Land fr Land ko id Land it Land ka nl Land nds nl Laand ja no Land nn Land pl Land sk Krajina sv Land olika betydelser uk Land uk zh ...   more details



  1. This Land

    otheruses This Land was a Canada Canadian television series, which aired from 1970 to 1982 on CBC Television . Evolving from the earlier series This Land of Ours , a documentary series about Canada s agriculture agricultural and natural resources , This Land expanded its focus to include natural environment environmental and conservation biology conservation issues. Hosts of the show included E.Jon Hopkins Canadian journalist Jon Hopkins , Phyllis Gorman, Laurie Jennings, Mary Chapman, John Foster Canadian journalist John Foster , Mike Halleran and Don Francks . External links Refimprove date June 2008 CBC Series Dir This Land Thi Category Canadian documentary television series Category CBC network shows Category Environmental television Canada tv prog stub ...   more details



  1. -land

    Unreferenced date October 2010 The suffix land which can be found in several countries name and country subdivisions indicates a toponymy &mdash a Terrestrial ecoregion land . The word came via Germanic languages Germanic wikt land land . Below is the list of places that ends with land or Land . Expand list date February 2011 Country level Ascension Island Holland Netherlands Finland England Iceland sland Germany Deutschland Poland New Zealand Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Swaziland Switzerland Thailand Country subdivision Places in Australia States and Territories of Australia States Queensland Local government in Australia Local governments Central Highlands Council , Tasmania Central Highlands Region , Queensland City of Moreland , Victoria Shire of East Gippsland , Victoria City of Maitland , New South Wales City of Nedlands , Western Australia Northern Midlands Council ... Council , Tasmania Tablelands Region , Queensland Other places Arnhem Land , Northern Territory ... Midthordland Nordhordland Akershus H land valign top Oppland Land, Norway Land S ndre Land Nordre Land Telemark Grenland valign top Aust Agder Iveland valign top S r Tr ndelag rland valign top Nordland Helgeland Vester len Sortland Troms Sk nland valign top Continental Antarctica Queen Maud Land Dronning Maud Land Insular Antarctica Bouvet Island Peter I Island Places in Denmark main Lands ... Pfalz Saarland Burgenland Jerichower Land Mansfelder Land Weimarer Land Altenburger Land Saale Holzland Berchtesgadener Land Dingolfing Landau Landsberg disambiguation Landsberg Landshut N rnberger Land Leipziger Land Zwickauer Land Chemnitzer Land Hochsauerland Places in the Netherlands ... Headland Midland disambiguation Midland etc. See also List of islands which technically ends with the land from the word island Land disambiguation Land as surnames stan DEFAULTSORT Land Category Suffixes Category Placename element etymologies id land ...   more details




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