More features:
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Famous Bosschenaren Jeroen Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch (October 1453 - August 1516) is the most famous ‘Bosschenaar’ (person from ‘s-Hertogenbosch) of all time....
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Brabant's Potential Culture Capitals
’s-Hertogenbosch is, together with four other Brabant region cities, a candidate for becoming cultural capital of Europe....
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Bosch 2016
Den Bosch's most famous son will be honoured in 2016 with an exhibition never seen before in this town....
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Asylum Seekers & Bigots
Since last year, asylum seekers in the Limburgish village of Tienray have received a fluorescent shirt to wear if they’re out in the streets at night....
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Street Talk (1)
Although everyone knows Amsterdam, 's-Hertogenbosch is still off the beaten path for most foreign tourists....
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A step behind the Scandinavians
The Scandinavian countries of Finland, Sweden and Denmark top the list of the 'Happiest Consumers' in Europe, while the Netherlands was ranked just below them in fourth place....
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Bicycle Museum
A number of prominent cycling enthusiasts are working hard behind the scenes to set up a bicycle museum in ’s-Hertogenbosch....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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Royal Fortunes
Every year the Dutch magazine Quote publishes a Top 500 list of the nation's richest people. Last year, for the first time, the Royal family agreed to make an appearance in the Quote 's 500....
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Act like a local (1)
Here are some helpful hints and guidelines about local habits and behaviour. Some apply to the Netherlands in general and the province Brabant while others are truly typical of 's-Hertogenbosch....
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Street Talk (2)
Although everyone knows Amsterdam, 's-Hertogenbosch is still off the beaten path for most foreign tourists....
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A farewell to pints
Unless you’re at an Irish pub or sports bar where you can get a proper pint or half liter mug, beer glasses in the Netherlands tend to come in dainty sizes more suitable for children or ladies who lunch....
Less tourists in Holland
Due to the economic crisis, the number of foreign tourists in the Netherlands has been in steady decline. In 2007 more than 11 million visitors enjoyed the nation's windmills, clogs and dikes. Since then, the numbers have decreased rapidly. In 2010 'only' 9.9 million tourists came to look at tulips or to smoke a legal joint in Holland's famous coffeeshops. With new, more strict, laws for buying weed coming out soon numbers are expected to drop even more.