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Leiden
(Encyclopedia)Leiden or Leyden both: līˈdən [key], city (1994 pop. 114,892), South Holland prov., W Netherlands, on the Old Rhine (Oude Rijn) River. Manufactures include medical equipment, machinery, graphic art...Leopold II, Holy Roman emperor, king of Bohemia and Hungary
(Encyclopedia)Leopold II, 1747–92, Holy Roman emperor (1790–92), king of Bohemia and Hungary (1790–92), as Leopold I grand duke of Tuscany (1765–90), third son of Maria Theresa. Succeeding his father, Holy ...Volendam
(Encyclopedia)Volendam vôˌləndämˈ [key], town, North Holland prov., N central Netherlands, on the Markermeer, near Amsterdam. A picturesque town largely unchanged since the 17th cent., it is a famous tourist s...Zeist
(Encyclopedia)Zeist zīst [key], city (1994 pop. 59,258), Utrecht prov., central Netherlands, near Utrecht. It is largely residential; manufactures include pharmaceuticals and furniture. A settlement of the Moravia...Frederick III, elector palatine
(Encyclopedia)Frederick III (Frederick the Pious), 1515–76, elector palatine (1559–76). The first German prince to accept Calvinism, he ordered the Heidelberg Catechism (1563) drawn up (see under Heidelberg). H...Vlaardingen
(Encyclopedia)Vlaardingen vlärˈdĭng-ən [key], city (1994 pop. 73,820), South Holland prov., SW Netherlands, on the Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) River, near Rotterdam. It is an industrial city, a major port, and a fi...Roosendaal en Nispen
(Encyclopedia)Roosendaal en Nispen rōˈsəndälˌ ən nĭsˈpən [key], city (1994 pop. 62,784), North Brabant prov., SW Netherlands, near the Belgian border. It is a transportation and industrial center. Manufact...Camperdown
(Encyclopedia)Camperdown kămˈpərdounˌ [key], Du. Kamperduin [the dune of Kamp], locality near the village of Kamp, North Holland prov., NW Netherlands, on the North Sea. In 1797 the British defeated the Dutch i...Frisian Islands
(Encyclopedia)Frisian Islands frĭzhˈən [key], chain of low-lying islands, off the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, in the North Sea. The West Frisian Islands, also known as the Wadden Islands, be...Namur, city, Belgium
(Encyclopedia)Namur, Du. Namen, commune (1991 pop. 103,443), capital of Namur prov., S central Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre rivers. It is a commercial and industrial center as well as a rail j...Browse by Subject
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