South Holland (Dutch: Zuid-Holland [ˌzœyt ˈɦɔlɑnt] ()) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about 1,373/km 2 (3,560/sq mi), making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. Situated on the North Sea in the west of the Netherlands, South Holland …

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/ m æ n ˈ d ɛ l ə /; Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the ...

Holland Scholarship - Incoming students. The Holland Scholarship is intended for talented international students who would like to follow an English-taught Bachelor’s programme at Leiden University. Deadline 1 February 2023 Target group Bachelor Countries/ nationalities

Leiden (Dutch: [ˈlɛidə(n)] (); in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands.The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 206,647 inhabitants. The Netherlands Central …

William I (Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was a Prince of Orange, the King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.. He was the son of the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, who went into exile to London in 1795 because of the Batavian Revolution.As compensation for the loss of all his father's possessions in the Low …

The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt (Dutch: Nederlandse Opstand) (c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government.The causes of the war included the Reformation, centralisation, taxation, and the rights and privileges of the nobility and cities.After the initial stages, Philip II of Spain, the …

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Het Fletcher Wellness-Hotel Leiden ligt in het centrum van Leiden, op slechts 1 minuut wandelen van het centraal station. Het biedt ruime kamers met uitzicht op de stad of de duinen. The room was incredible clean and comfortable. It even had a …

Tulip mania (Dutch: tulpenmanie) was a period during the Dutch Golden Age when contract prices for some bulbs of the recently introduced and fashionable tulip reached extraordinarily high levels. The major acceleration started in 1634 and then dramatically collapsed in February 1637. It is generally considered to have been the first recorded speculative bubble or asset bubble in …