4th Meeting of partners LDV project on AMAT
Welcome Dear Partners of the EU-LDV Projecton AMAT in
The Dutch foundation promoting science- based equitherapy (equine assisted therapy) and therapeutic riding, The Netherlands SHP-E(NL) is happy to have you here
Welcome in the department Brabant City's in Brabant Den Bosch
South of Eindhoven
The two biggest city's in Brabant
Eindhoven
The variety in the landscape The historical Motto Of the NL is:
Je maintiendrai (I will maintain)
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The History of NL Early History
Early History The middel ages Habsburg Netherlands 1519– 1581 Dutch Republic 1581–1795 French domination 1795–1814 Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815–1940 Second World War 1940–1945 Recent history 1945–present
The Low Countries have been inhabited by Germanic tribes since 600 BC when the Romans conquered it around 10 BC.
The middel Ages Habsburg Netherland The Low Countries Under Charles V, passed in and out of Holy Roman foreign hands during Emperor and King of the Middle Ages, Spain, the going through a Netherlands region was part of the Burgundian period Seventeen and a spell under the Provinces, which Austrian Habsburgs, also included most before Phillip II of of present-day Spain took control in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the middle of the some land in France 16th century. and Germany.
Dutch Republic 1581–1795 French domination 1795–1814
After independence, the provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Groningen, Friesland, Utrecht, Overijssel, and Gelre formed a confederation known Peace of as the Republic of the Seven United Münster. Parts Netherlands. of the southern All these provinces were provinces autonomous and had their own became de facto government, the "States of the colonies of the Province". The States-General, the new republican- confederal government, were seated mercantile in The Hague and consisted of empire. representatives from each of the seven provinces.
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Kingdom of the Netherlands Second World War 1940–1945 1815–1940
William I of the Netherlands, son of the Liberation of last stadtholder William V Eindhoven, van Oranje, returned to the September 1944. Netherlands in 1813 and became Sovereign Prince of the Netherlands. On 16 March 1815, the Sovereign Prince became King of the Netherlands.
Recent history 1945–present Below seelevel
The Netherlands became a founding member of the EEC in 1957 and the European Union in 1993.
A large part of the Netherlands lies below the seelevel
Making land out of water Water plays a big role in NL Over the centuries, the Dutch coastline has After the 1953 disaster, the Delta Works were changed considerably as a result of human constructed, a comprehensive set of civil works intervention and natural disasters. Most throughout the Dutch coast. The project started in notable in terms of land loss is the 1134 1958 and was largely completed in 1997 with the storm, which created the archipelago of completion of the Maeslantkering. A main goal of the Zeeland in the southwest. Delta project was to reduce the risk of flooding in South Holland and Zeeland to once per 10,000 years
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Politics Provincies (departments) A parliamentary democracy organized as a unitary state Flag Province Capital Drenthe Assen Flevoland Lelystad Friesland Leeuwarden Gelderland Arnhem Groningen Groningen Limburg Maastricht North Brabant 's-Hertogenbosch North Holland Haarlem Overijssel Zwolle Utrecht Utrecht Zeeland Middelburg Every year on the 30th of April, South Holland The Hague It is also a constitutional Koninginnedag (Queensday) is monarchy since 1815 celebrated in the Netherlands
Constitution and Divisions Carribean Islands The administrative structure on the 3 The Netherlands is divided into BES islands is twelve administrative regions, called different. These provinces, Caribbean islands have the status of each under a Governor, who is openbare lichamen called Commissaris van de Koningin (public bodies) and (Commissioner of the Queen), are generally except for the province Limburg referred to as where the commissioner is called special Gouverneur (Governor). municipalities. They are not part of a province. All provinces are divided into municipalities (gemeenten), 430 in total (13 March 2010).
Economy Amsterdam is the financial and business Agriculture A significant portion of capital of the Netherlands.The Amsterdam Dutch agricultural Stock Exchange (AEX), part of Euronext, is exports are derived from the world's oldest stock exchange and is fresh-cut plants, flowers, one of Europe's largest bourses. It is and bulbs, with the situated near Dam Square in the city's Netherlands exporting centre. As a founding member of the euro, two-thirds of the world's the Netherlands replaced (for accounting total. The Netherlands purposes) its former currency, the "Gulden" also exports a quarter of (guilder), on 1 January 1999, along with 15 all world tomatoes, and other adopters of the Euro. Actual euro trade of one-third of the coins and banknotes followed on 1 January world's exports of chilis, 2002. One euro was equivalent to 2.20371 tomatoes and cucumbers Dutch guilders. goes through the country. The Netherlands also exports one-fifteenth of the world's apples.
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Population Religion
Ethnic groups (2008) 80.7% Dutch, The Netherlands is one of the most secular countries in 5% EU varieties, Western Europe, with only 39% being religiously affiliated (31% 2.4% Indonesians, for those aged under 35), and fewer than 20% visiting church 2.2% Turks, regularly. According to the most 2% Surinamese, recent Eurobarometer poll 2005, 34% of the Dutch citizens 2% Moroccans, responded that "they believe there is a God", whereas 37% 0.8% Caribbean answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life 4.8% others force", and 27% that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, god, or life force".
Education Education in the Netherlands is culture compulsory between the ages of 4 and 16, and partially compulsory between the ages of 16 and 18. The Netherlands has had many well-known painters. The 17th century, when the Dutch republic was prosperous, was the age of the "Dutch Masters", such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes The Dutch higher education system Vermeer, Jan Steen, Jacob van Ruysdael and many others. distinguishes between hogescholen Famous Dutch painters of the 19th and 20th century were (lit. 'high schools') and universities. Vincent van Gogh and Piet Mondriaan. M. C. Escher is a well- The former only award Bachelor's known graphics artist. degrees, usually in applied sciences, and have lesser entry requirements. Traditionally, they are considered a lesser form of education than universities, even though their programmes generally are of high quality.
Weather and Climate Dutch – Double Dutch
The predominant wind direction Dutch is the national in the Netherlands is language of the southwest, which causes a moderate maritime climate, Netherlands. The standard variety originates from a dialect formerly cool summers and mild winters. spoken around the city of Leiden; this variety, This is especially the case with officially known as places within direct proximity Standard Dutch, is also of the Dutch coastline, which one of the official sometimes are over 10 °C (18 °F) warmer (in winter) or languages of Belgium and cooler (in summer) than Luxembourg. The second places in the (south)east of official language of the the country. Netherlands is Frisian, :
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Dutch things everybody knows Do you know him too? Sinterklaas
He arrives in the Netherlands in November each year on a steamboat from Spain and is then paraded through the streets, much to the excitement of Dutch children.
Dutch horses Dutch horses
Draft horse from Brabant
The Dutch Warmblood: KWPN: riding horse/driving horse
The Frisian horse
NRPS: Horses and pony’s with a minimum of 12,5% Arabian or Anglo-Arabian blood
The Groninger
The Dutch therapy horse Cities in Brabant Den Bosch
Eindhoven
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The variety in the landscape We wish you a very nice time in the Netherlands!!!
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