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Our office is located next to one of the oldest theme parks in the world. The Efteling park was opened in 1952. It has since evolved from a nature park with a playground and a Fairy Tale Forest into a full-sized theme park. It now caters to both children and adults with its cultural, romantic, and nostalgic themes, in addition to its wide array of amusement rides.
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The Schiphol Airport is actually 4.5 m below sea level!
Parts of the Dutch landscape became low due to human intervention. When settlement started long ago, people stuck to higher spots such as river levees, the slopes of the dunes and an occasional elevation. Between these was the wet wasteland, full of growth and wood, or holt - therefore "Holt-land," or Holland. By conquering this, i.e. Pumping it dry, digging away the peat and then using it for agriculture, the land got lower and lower. /
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The famous Dutch windmills were used to pump away water for hundreds of years. The Dutch have become very innovative when it comes to keeping out the water. They have built dykes, fortifications and last but not least wind and watermills to create new land. The oldest mill is a watermill that dates back to the eighth century. These techniques were used to pump dry hundreds of lakes and swamps and to prevent land from flooding. Today, windmills are characteristic of the Dutch landscape and a symbol of the Dutch struggle with water.
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Rotterdam is the the largest port in Europe, located in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. From 1962 until 2004 it was the world's busiest port, now overtaken first by Singapore and then Shanghai. In 2011, Rotterdam was the world's eleventh-largest container port in terms of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) handled. In 2012 Rotterdam was the world's sixth-largest port in terms of annual cargo tonnage.
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The first multinational company, stocks and stock exchange were Dutch: In centuries past, the Dutch had an extensive overseas empire. The Dutch East India Company is recognised as the first truly multinational company, and was the first to issue stocks in 1602. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was established the same year, and is the oldest in the world.
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The Netherlands has the highest population density in Europe: Not counting countries just a few kilometres long (such as Monaco), the Netherlands is the most densely populated country with more than 16 million people in 41,000 square kilometres, a rate of around 496 people per square kilometre.
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Are we international? The two initial founders of Piermen lived and worked abroad in Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, New Zealand, Germany, Jordan, Cyprus, The Netherlands, Switzerland Austria and Sweden. Next to this they have relatives and family living in Spain, UK, South America, the United States and… Next to this they speak multiple languages such as Swedish, French, German, Dutch and English and have international grades from Kuwait to Holland - international enough for you? 🙂
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