Drenthe’s ‘Veenkoloniën’ get UNESCO World Heritage status
The ‘benevolence colonies’ in Frederiksoord, Wilhelminaoord, Veenhuizen; and ‘het Vlaamse Wortel’ will all be added to the list Translated by ...
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Groningen named as UNESCO ‘Learning City’
The city will take its place in the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), along with Den Bosch Translated by ...
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Leeuwarden named UNESCO City of Literature
The news was announced yesterday, becoming only the second Dutch city to so-named Translated by Thomas Ansell “Awesome news”, said ...
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Flying Frisians: the curious sport of Fierljeppen
If you’re passing through Friesland (or a couple of other regions in the Netherlands) this summer and see someone flying ...
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New Doeksen ferries to run on natural gas
Two new ships at the Doeksen ferry company, which serves the Wadden islands of Terschelling and Vlieland, will be running ...
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Wadden Association taking Shell to court
The Wadden Association wants Shell to adopt measures to prevent further CO2 emissions globally and is taking the oil and ...
Read moreWadden Agenda likely to be extended
A group of 200 experts from the tourism industry and conservationists will meet in the German city of Leer to ...
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Frisian traditions Strontweek, fierljeppen and Sint Piter now UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
In Friesland, the Strontweek, the sport fierljeppen and Sint Piter’s arrival in Grouw have joined the list of Dutch traditions ...
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Glowing bike paths in Friesland?
The provinces of Friesland and Groningen are planning to push back against creeping light pollution in the sparsely populated Wadden ...
Read moreUnesco World Heritage Centre Wadden Sea opening in 2020
Plans for the 29-million-euro centre in Lauwersoog will be formally announced next Tuesday, including the identity of the “award winning ...
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