Mill O-T in 't Zand - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

This North Holland polder mill was built in the 17th century and restored in 1974/1980. It has yet to be discovered exactly when the first windmills appeared in the Netherlands, but in 1414 the first drainage windmills were built. Around 1450, there were many of them, especially in the province of Zuid Holland. However, windmills do not come from the Netherlands. They probably came to Europe from the Middle East during the Crusades.

 

#75 GF - Oost Souburg, The Netherlands

The village was first mentioned in 1162 as Sutburch and used to mean "southern fortified place" because it was the most southern of three defensive structures to defend against the Vikings. Oost (east) was added later to distinguish it from West-Souburg. Oost-Souburg developed around the 9th century walled fortification. The fortification was abandoned in the 10th century.

EUROPA stamp 2018 - "Bridges"

 

Le Frecce Tricolori - Coevorden, The Netherlands

The Frecce Tricolori, officially known as the 313th Acrobatic Training Group, National Aerobatic Team (PAN) Frecce Tricolori", is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force. Based at Rivolto Air Base, province of Udine, it was created on 1 March 1961 as a permanent group for the training of Air Force pilots in air acrobatics.

 

Roman Holiday poster - Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Roman Holiday is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance; the story and costume design also won.

 

Poppy seed flowers - Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

Nieuwegein is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It has 64,606 inhabitants as of 1 December 2021. Nieuwegein was founded on 1 July 1971 as a planned city, following the merger of the former municipalities of Jutphaas and Vreeswijk.

 

Poppy seed flowers - Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

The region has been continuously inhabited since the 10th century. Leeuwarden is a former royal residence and has a historic city center, many historically relevant buildings, and a large shopping center with squares and restaurants. Leeuwarden was awarded the title European Capital of Culture for 2018.

 

Heineken - The Hague, The Netherlands

Heineken N.V. is a Dutch multinational brewing company, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. As of 2019, Heineken owns over 165 breweries in more than 70 countries. It produces 348 international, regional, local, and specialty beers and ciders and employs approximately 85,000 people.

 

Klompen - Leersum, The Netherlands

A klomp is a whole-foot clog from the Netherlands.

The traditional all-wooden Dutch clogs have been officially accredited as safety shoes with the CE mark and can withstand almost any penetration including sharp objects and concentrated acids. 

They are actually safer than steel-capped protective shoes in some circumstances, as the wood cracks rather than dents in extreme accidents, allowing easy removal of the clog and not continued pressure on the toes by the (edge of the) steel nose.

 

Lebensfreude by Julia Laatsch - Veenendaal, The Netehrlands

"radość życia" PL

"joie de vivre" FR

"lebensfreude" DE

"love of life" GB

EUROPA stamp 2009 - "Astronomy"

 

Beers - Midelburg, The Netherlands

Middelburg is the capital of Zealand, the westernmost province of the Netherlands (peninsulas and finger-shaped islands on the border with Belgium). The admiral and explorer Jacob Roggeven, the discoverer of Easter Island, was born in Middelburg.

 

Stationery shops in Amsterdam - Almere, The Netherlands

If you are walking around Amsterdam, you quickly notice that almost nobody is covering their windows. Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, but the Dutch government is not based in Amsterdam, but in The Hague.   

KLM airplane - Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

The KLM fleet is blue, except for one orange aircraft. Orange is the official color of the royal family and the symbol of the country.

Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., KLM (Royal Aviation Society) - is the oldest airline in the world, founded and flying continuously since 1919 and currently thriving.

Audrey Hepburn - Hoogerheide, The Netherlands

Audrey Hepburn - popular culture icon, sex symbol of the 1960s. She was one of the most respected actresses of the later Golden Age of Hollywood. 

The famous little black dress designed by de Givenchy, which Hepburn wears in the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's", was considered one of the most iconic objects in the history of the 20th century, and the actress gained the status of a fashion icon and "queen of elegance."

WT - Almere, The Netherlands

Almere is located on Lake IJsselmeer, on land recovered from the sea. The first house was built here in 1976, and Almere became the official city organism in 1984, making it the youngest city in the Netherlands and one of the youngest in the world.