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Windmills at Kinderdijk in the northwest of the Alblasserwaard

The Alblasserwaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlblɑsərˌʋaːrt]) is a polder in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is mainly known for the windmills of Kinderdijk, located near the village of Kinderdijk in the polder's northwestern part.

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Alblasserwaard

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The Alblasserwaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlblɑsərˌʋaːrt]) is a polder in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is mainly known for the windmills...

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Kinderdijk

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about 15 km (9 miles) east of Rotterdam. Kinderdijk is situated in the Alblasserwaard polder at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder...

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Kinderdijk windmills

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Kinderdijk windmills are a group of 19 monumental windmills in the Alblasserwaard polder, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Most of the mills...

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List of regions of the Netherlands

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E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Achterhoek (Gelderland) Alblasserwaard (South Holland) Ameland (Friesland) Amstelland (North Holland) Amsterdam...

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Hollandic dialect

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dialects gradually become Brabantian respectively Kleverlandish. Utrechts-Alblasserwaards, spoken in the area immediately east of the coastal districts, is considered...

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South Holland

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North Holland and Utrecht. Other regions in South Holland include Alblasserwaard, Gouwestreek ("The Gouwe Area"), Hoeksche Waard, Krimpenerwaard, Rijnland...

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Polder

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Kumamoto Prefectures Rusnė Island Achtermeer, the oldest polder, from 1533 Alblasserwaard, containing the windmills of Kinderdijk, a World Heritage Site Alkmaar...

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Drechtsteden

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etymologisch woordenboek, J. de Vries, Leiden, 1997, 4th Ed., ISBN 90-04-08392-8, p. 133 Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Alblasserwaard-Drechtsteden....

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Royal BAM Group

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as a joiner's shop in 1869 in Groot-Ammers - a rural village in the Alblasserwaard region, which lies east of Rotterdam. It was renamed Bataafsche Aanneming...

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North Sea flood of 1953

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Philipsland, Goeree-Overflakkee, the Hoeksche Waard, Voorne-Putten and Alblasserwaard. Parts of the islands of Zuid-Beveland, Noord-Beveland, IJsselmonde...

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Reformed Political Party

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municipalities ranging from Zeeland in the South via Goeree-Overflakkee and the Alblasserwaard in South Holland and the Veluwe in Gelderland to the Western part of...

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Dordrecht

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Railways) [1] Qbuzz, the city bus company of Dordrecht, also serving Alblasserwaard, Drechtsteden and Vijfheerenlanden, and also operating the train to...

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Arriva

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contracts in 2005 in Drenthe and Waterland and later in the Drechtsteden, Alblasserwaard, Rivierenland, Meierij, Oost-Brabant, and Vijfheerenlanden areas. During...

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German invasion of the Netherlands

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biked over the Maas and Waal bridges and then turned left through the Alblasserwaard when it was decided in the afternoon to let it counterattack the German...

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List of floods in the Netherlands

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Haarlem 14,000 1820 Holland This flood inundated large parts of the Alblasserwaard, after a number of dike breaches. Also the lock between the Linge and...

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Vijfheerenlanden

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east, and North Brabant to the south. On its western border is the Alblasserwaard, an area in South Holland, and on its eastern border the Tielerwaard [nl]...

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Languages of the Netherlands

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Zaans Waterlandic Amsterdams Strand-Hollands Haags Rotterdams Utrechts-Alblasserwaards Westhoeks Kleverlandish Rivierenlands Liemers Nijmeegs North Limburgian...

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Arno Wallaard

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race Omloop Alblasserwaard, which Wallaard won in 1999, was renamed the Arno Wallaard Memorial in honor of him. 1999 1st Omloop Alblasserwaard 2001 1st Road...

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Gorinchem

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Gorinchem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɔrkʏm] or [ˈɣɔrkəm]), also spelled Gorkum, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of...

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Schoonhoven

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tourers. The grassy polders of the Krimpenerwaard, Lopikerwaard and Alblasserwaard surrounding the city of Schoonhoven are home to a magnificent variety...

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Donkse Laagten

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small Dutch nature reserve of roughly two square kilometres in the Alblasserwaard in the province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality...

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Alblasserdam

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brought it negative consequences. For example, between 1350 and 1821, the Alblasserwaard polder flooded 32 times. During World War I, mayor Simon Berman and...

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