FACTS about holland

Koninklijke familie, HollandDutchTours.nl
Royal family, HollandDutchTours.nl

 

 

WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HOLLAND

 

 

  • Amsterdam is the captital of the Netherlands.
  • America first, Holland second (in this film The Netherlands welcomes Trump is his own words)
  • Orange is the color of the Dutch Royal family.
  • The On April 27, the Dutch celebrate Kingsday and a lot of people wear orange clothes
  • The population is over 17 million people and they speak Dutch.
  • With 487 inhabitants per m2, the Netherlands has the highest population density of Europe. But you can find also acres of beautiful nature.
  • The Netherlands is a flat country. The highest mountain is 322 meter (Vaalserberg).
  • The lowest point of the Netherlands is - 6,75 meters NAP (Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel).
  • Tulips are typically Dutch, Yet, these fowers are not originally from the Netherlands. The first tulip bulbs were imported from Turkey.
  • Almost 90% of the Dutch people speak English as a second language.
  • When there's ice on the water, the Dutch like to skate. Speed skating is a national sport, just like soccer. 
  •  We have two national public holidays: april 27 (Kingsday) and may 5 (Liberation Day).