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Alkmaar is a city in the Netherlands, famous for the cheese market
Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland and is well-known for the traditional cheese market. Alkmaar's cheese market at the Waagplein is a popular tourist attraction.

Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands.
With over 130,000 citizens Amersfoort is one of the 20 largest cities of the Netherlands.

Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands.
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located in between Rotterdam and The Hague. Delft is primarily known for its typically Dutch town centre (with canals), also for the painter Vermeer, Delft Blue pottery (Delftware), the Delft University of Technology, and its association with the Royal Family.

Munich bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee announced for the 2018 Winter Olympics applications for Annecy (France), Munich (Germany) and PyeongChang (Republic of Korea).

Annecy (France) bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee moves on to the next round of bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics and announces applications for Annecy (France), Munich (Germany) and PyeongChang (Republic of Korea).

Amstelveen is an urban village municipality in the Netherlands
Amstelveen is an urban village municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the following villages and districts: Amstelveen, Bovenkerk, Westwijk, Nes aan de Amstel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. The name Amstelveen comes from 'Amstel', a local river, and 'veen', meaning peat or moor.

Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland
Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. The municipality of Apeldoorn, including suburbs like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000 inhabitants. The western half of the municipality lies on the Veluwe ridge, the eastern half lies in the IJssel valley. Paleis Het Loo reflects the historical ties between the House of Orange-Nassau and the Netherlands. The central part of the palace and the lateral pavilions show how the palace was inhabited by the House of Orange for three centuries starting with the King Stadtholder William III up to and including Queen Wilhelmina.

Apeldoorn (The Netherlands) host the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the World Championship for track cycling. They are due to take place at the Omnisport Centrum in Apeldoorn (The Netherlands) in 2011.

Breda is a city in the southern part of the Netherlands
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands and the Breda's urban area is home to an estimated 200,000 people The name Breda derived from brede Aa ('broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa.

Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel
Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen (pop. 5,000) was merged with Deventer as part of a national effort to reduce bureaucracy in the country.

Dordrecht is a city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, the Netherlands
Dordrecht covers the entire Dordrecht Island, also often called Het Eiland van Dordt (the Island of Dordt), bordered by the rivers Oude Maas, Beneden Merwede, Nieuwe Merwede, Hollands Diep, and Dordtsche Kil. Dordrecht is the largest and most important city in the Drechtsteden and is also part of the Randstad, the main conurbation in the Netherlands. Dordrecht is the oldest city in Holland and has a rich history and culture.

Ede is a medium sized village in the Dutch province of Gelderland in The Netherlands
Ede is a municipality and a town in the center of The Netherlands. The town itself is situated halfway between the larger cities of Arnhem and Utrecht. There are no connections to any water nearby, however, there also is a direct road connection to the city of Wageningen which hosts a small industrial port on the river Rijn and a direct road and rail connection to the city of Arnhem, which features larger port at a greater distance. The environment is clean and green due to the fact Ede is partly built in a forest and partly on the central Dutch plains in the national park called Nationaal Park "De Hoge Veluwe".

Emmen is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands
Emmen a town in the northeastern Netherlands. A prime example of a planned city, Emmen arose from several small farming and peat-harvesting communities which have dotted the province of Drenthe since the Middle Ages. Traces of these communities can still be seen in the form of the villages of Westenesch, Noordbarge and Zuidbarge: they have a separate history and layout, but are surrounded by the suburbs and the centre of Emmen.




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