NETHERLANDS Provinces, constituent countries/ Special municipalities EXPLAINED

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  @GeographyNow · 3 years ago · pinned

  This was a fun one! Auke from Atlasova came over to not only help with some footage I needed for future projects, but we figured, why not also cover his country, the Netherlands in an all new administrative division video? We haven't done one in a while! Everything from the flat polders to the top of Mt. Scenery, it's the KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS! ENJOY!

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  @liamweaver2944 · 3 years ago

  Another thing about Zwolle is during WW2, it was liberated by a single one-eyed French Canadian soldier named Léo Major. A street is named after him in the town itself. As a little bit of personal trivia, someone I know from the Netherlands was born in Zwolle, in a hospital that had been around for decades, and she surmises that if it wasn't for Major, that Hospital would have likely been destroyed by allied artillery.

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  @justcrazymarijn9796 · 3 years ago

  As a Dutch person, this is what i&apos;ve dreamt of for many years.<br>Thanks Paul and the team &lt;3

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  @arphmd · 3 years ago

  Saint Martin is basically Belgium, speaks French and Dutch in one place😂😂

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• BB

  @bbslugger8 · 3 years ago

  curacao and aruba are huge in baseball, they pretty much carry the kingdom of the netherlands team in the baseball world cup

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  @grungeguy97 · 3 years ago

  I lol&apos;d at &quot;It&apos;s not even a whole island, but it&apos;s a whole country.&quot; Oh Sint Maarten

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  @denisevlogiev · 3 years ago

  I love the Dutch they are such an amazing nation and the people are all kind and know how to have fun, I&apos;m happy to have several Dutch friends. Love from Bulgaria

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• MI

  @miatx · 1 year ago (edited)

  Fun fact for the Vancouver Canadians.<br>Did you know that the name Vancouver is (partly named) from a Dutch city/Town called Coevorden.<br>The thing is. Vancouver’s name is from a guy named George Vancouver. But got the name from his father which in fact originates “from Coevorden”. Or in dutch “Van Coevorden”.<br>Van is from in dutch.<br>It just means where he is from.<br>Its the same with the name Harrison or Jackson. Its the son of Harry or son of Jack.

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• EL

  @elinorhoke5629 · 3 years ago

  Funfact about Gelderland. Its named after the german village of Geldern which lies just over border

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  @VinnieTheGreat · 3 years ago

  As someone who grew up on Curaçao, I’m so glad to have y’all talk about it and the other administrative divisions in the Netherlands. Masha Danki Barbs and Auke!

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  @beltrangarrote1982 · 3 years ago

  I feel like the whole world loves The Netherlands. I for sure do. Greetings from Spain.

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• VR

  @VrandallMartina · 3 years ago (edited)

  I was born in Curaçao, I live now in mainland Netherlands

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