Aalsmeer (Dutch:[aːlsˈmeːr]ⓘ) 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).[5] Aalsmeer is bordered by the Westeinderplassen lake, the largest open water of the Randstad, and the Ringvaart Canal.[5] The town is located 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Amsterdam.
The town is sometimes referred to as the flower capital of the world, as the largest flower auction in the world is based in Aalsmeer, along with numerous nurseries and an experimental station for floriculture.
Aalsmeer (Dutch: [aːlsˈmeːr] ) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its name is derived from the Dutch for...
Aalsmeer Flower Auction (Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer) is a flower auction that takes place in Aalsmeer, Netherlands. It is the largest flower auction in the...
college in Aalsmeer celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1972 and in 1997 its 100th anniversary. Since 1926 is the horticultural college in Aalsmeer was called...
geval: Aalsmeer en Aalsmeerders in oorlogstijd, Westervoort [etc.]: Van Gruting, 2011. ISBN 90-75879-30-X, ISBN 978-90-75879-30-8. Op Aalsmeer, schetsen...
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...
FC Aalsmeer is an association football club from Aalsmeer, Netherlands. The club was founded on Augustus 1, 2014 through a merger of VV Aalsmeer and RKAV...
FloraHolland is headquartered in Aalsmeer, with locations in Naaldwijk, Rijnsburg and Eelde. The export auctions are located in Aalsmeer, Naaldwijk and Rijnsburg...
Administration (BKG). Provinces of North Holland and Flevoland Municipalities of Aalsmeer, Almere, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Beemster, Beverwijk, Blaricum, Bloemendaal...
Together with partner Dirk Boehlé, he finished 3rd at the Blooming Beach Aalsmeer of the 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. In 2016, he raped a minor...
edition of the Miss Grand Netherlands beauty pageant, held at the Aalsmeer Studios in Aalsmeer, Netherlands, on July 5, 2016. Four candidates who qualified...
municipality was divided between Aalsmeer, Uithoorn, and Leimuiden; the hamlet Calslagen itself became a part of the municipality Aalsmeer. J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas...
Feadship. Feadship has four shipyards: Two owned by Koninklijke De Vries in Aalsmeer and Makkum. Two owned by Royal Van Lent in Amsterdam and one on the island...
polders. This can be recognised by the suffix -meer which means lake, as in Aalsmeer, Bijlmermeer, Haarlemmermeer and Watergraafsmeer. The Amsterdam canal system...
and ultimately to the fort at Vijfhuizen in the west and the fort at Aalsmeer in the east. In 1856, the first windmill in the Haarlemmermeer was built...
control temperature in an airport" (in German).[permanent dead link] "Aalsmeer Information". Archived from the original on 2 January 2008. Retrieved 24...
Netherlands, near the border with South Holland. Having 3880 inhabitants in 2006, it's close to Kudelstaart and Aalsmeer. Association De Kwakel v t e...
not ordinarily grow in the area. Today, the Westland and the area around Aalsmeer have the highest concentration of greenhouse agriculture in the world....
End Lakes") are a complex of lakes belonging mostly to the territory of Aalsmeer, Netherlands. Their total area is about 10 square kilometres (2,500 acres)2...
are polders, recognizable by their postfix -meer meaning 'lake', such as Aalsmeer, Bijlmermeer, Haarlemmermeer, and Watergraafsmeer. The canals in Amsterdam...
railways in the following list have been closed and demolished: Aalsmeer–Haarlem railway Aalsmeer–Nieuwersluis-Loenen railway Apeldoorn–Zwolle railway Assen–Stadskanaal...