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Groningen named as UNESCO ‘Learning City’

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Groningen named as UNESCO ‘Learning City’

by The Northern Times

November 12, 2019

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

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Leeuwarden named UNESCO City of Literature

by The Northern Times

October 31, 2019

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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Fierljeppen

Sports

Flying Frisians: the curious sport of Fierljeppen

by Thomas Ansell

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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Doeksen_LNG_Ferry

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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_Sea

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Wadden Association taking Shell to court

by The Northern Times

February 12, 2019

The Wadden Association wants Shell to adopt measures to prevent further CO2 emissions globally and is taking the oil and ...

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News

Wadden Agenda likely to be extended

December 3, 2018

A group of 200 experts from the tourism industry and conservationists will meet in the German city of Leer to ...

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Strontweek

Culture

Frisian traditions Strontweek, fierljeppen and Sint Piter now UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

October 22, 2018

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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Tech

Glowing bike paths in Friesland?

by The Northern Times

The provinces of Friesland and Groningen are planning to push back against creeping light pollution in the sparsely populated Wadden ...

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Wadden_Sea

Culture

Unesco 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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