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• Message from the Mayor

  
  Dear Visitor,       A warm welcome to ’s-Hertogenbosch, capital of the Dutch province of North Brabant....

• Oldest National Anthem

  
  The Dutch Wilhelmus is the oldest national anthem in the world. The first stanza is the part that is usually sung or played at official events....

• Gare du Nord

  
  Music brings people together from all over the world. The Netherlands has multiple musical traditions, varying from contemporary Dutch popular music (this style is sung in both Dutch and English) and more traditional Dutch music called Levenslied (songs about life)....

• Less tourists in Holland

  
  Due to the economic crisis, the number of foreign tourists in the Netherlands has been in steady decline....

• KLM in Search of its Dutch Roots

  
  In order to refresh its image and to emphasise its Dutch roots, Royal Dutch Airlines KLM will start making more use of the colours white and orange next to their well-trusted blue....

• Wear a Helmet!

  
  In many countries wearing a bicycle helmet is compulsory, but for many years the liberal Dutch have avoided this practical piece of safety gear like the plague....

• Caffeine nation

  
  The Dutch love their coffee. On average they slurp three cups of Java per person per day. This, by the way, is only an average....

• Space Oddity

  If you frequently fly KLM and collected many Air Miles, you can soon exchange them for a rather unusual outing; the Netherlands’ largest airline company will start offering trips into space from 2014 onward....

• Dutch courage

  
  Michael Caine perhaps said it best in the third installment of the Austin Powers film trilogy when he said: ‘There are two kinds of people I can't stand in this world....

• Sports in ’s-Hertogenbosch

  
  ’s-Hertogenbosch is a true sports city. Whether you like rugby, basketball, ice hockey, or football, you'll find what you’re looking for here....

• Street Talk (2)

  Although everyone knows Amsterdam, 's-Hertogenbosch is still off the beaten path for most foreign tourists....

• Crisis. What crisis?

  
  Of the 12.6 million Dutch who went on holiday last year, almost half chose to spend time in their own country....

• Bossche Koek: A Well-kept Secret

  
  Already five centuries ago, painter Jeroen Bosch had access to a rich cake locally known as Bossche Koek....