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Netherlands (Holland) Travel

"Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the city of canals; it had never entered my mind that I should find similar conditions in a Dutch town."- James Weldon Johnson

Houseboats on Canal, Amsterdam

Quick facts about Netherlands (Holland)
Country code: NL
Zone: Europe
Country local name: Nederland
Demonym: Dutch
Official languages: Dutch
Driving on the right side of the road
Currency: EUR (Euro)
Internet TLD: .nl
Calling code: +31
Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
UE accession: March 25 1957
Population: 16.570.613
Capital: Amsterdam
Biggest city: Amsterdam
Borders: Belgium, Germany, France
 
 
01 January - New Year's Day (Nieuwjaar)
08 April - Easter (Pasen)
09 April - Easter Monday
30 April - Queen's day (Koninginnedag)
04 May - Remembrance of the dead (Dodenherdenking)
05 May - Liberation day (Bevrijdingsdag)
17 May - Ascension Day (Hemelvaartsdag)
27 May - Whit Sunday
28 May - Whit Monday
05 December - Saint Nicholas' Eve (Sinterklaas)
25 December - Christmas (Kerstmis)
26 December - Christmas (Kerstmis)
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