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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Culture of Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Belgium has numerous well-known cartoonists, such as Hergé (Tintin), Willy Vandersteen (Spike and Suzy; French: Bob and Bobette, Dutch: Suske en Wiske), Morris (Lucky Luke), Peyo (The Smurfs), Franquin (Spirou, Marsupilami, Gaston), Edgar P. Jacobs (Blake and Mortimer) and Marc Sleen (Nero).
Belgium has a very active jazz scene that is achieving international recognition with bands like Aka Moon, Maak's Spirit and Octurn.
Belgium is also the dominant country in cyclocross, and has produced a few MTB champions.
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 Netherlands - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
It borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east.
In 1568 the Eighty Years' War started after the entire population had been condemned to death by the Holy See and confirmed by the king, and in 1579, the northern half of the Seventeen Provinces declared itself independent and formed the Union of Utrecht, which is seen as the foundation of the modern Netherlands.
Belgium rebelled and gained independence in 1830, while the personal union between Luxembourg and the Netherlands was severed in 1890 as a result of ascendancy laws which prevented Queen Wilhelmina from becoming Grand Duke.
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 Netherlands
Originally Belgium was part of this new kingdom, but it seceded in 1830 and formed an independent country.
The present boundaries of the Netherlands are essentially those established after the secession of Belgium, although they are similar to the borders of the Dutch Republic.
The major rivers of the Netherlands are the Rhine, flowing from Germany, and its several arms, such as the Waal and Lek rivers; and the Maas (a branch of the Meuse) and the Schelde (Escaut), flowing from Belgium.
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 ipedia.com: Netherlands Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It is located in northwestern Europe and borders the North Sea, Belgium and Germany.
The country is often — technically incorrectly — referred to by the name of the economic powerhouse of the United Provinces (1581–1795): Holland (now split into North and South Holland).
After being incorporated in the French empire under Napoleon, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815, consisting of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
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 City National Bank, Atlantic City, Value City Furniture - Shopping, Services and Information at CITIESIWORLD.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Under Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and king of Spain, the region was part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands, which also included most of present-day Belgium, Luxembourg, and some land of France and Germany.
Furthermore, the Netherlands was among the twelve founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and among the six founding members of the European Coal and Steel Community, which would later evolve into the European Union.
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 Zeeland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands (hence its name, meaning "sea-land") and a strip bordering Belgium.
Vlissingen (vs, vss) - Middelburg (mdb, arn) - Goes (gs) - Kapelle (bzl) - Reimerswaal (krg, kbd, rb) - connecting to Bergen op Zoom (bgn) (Noord-Brabant).
bus 133: Vlissingen - Middelburg - Vrouwenpolder - Oosterscheldedam - Renesse - Zierikzee - Grevelingendam - connecting to Oude-Tonge, Rotterdam-Zuidplein
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 1940 in History
April 21 Netherlands beats Belgium 4-2 in soccer
May 17 Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium and begins invasion of France
May 29 In WW II, Germans capture Ostend and Ypres in Belgium and Lille in France
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