• Breda           

    Breda is a city set in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Septentriol Netherlands. The population is composed of 175 000 people inluding 18 000 foreigners predominantly turkish people and moroccan people.

    Breda is famous thanks to The Grote Kerke which is set in Grote Markt end. We can see it in any place in Breda and his Kasteel:

    Breda           Breda

                        (Grote Kerk)                                                                                         (Kasteel)


    In Breda, 1/4 of the population drive to the job place in bike ; there is as many bicycle path as road.

    Breda is the city where is the Mentos head office and there is the biggest commerce high-street-shop of shoes in the world.

    Breda's chicken are famous too.

    Breda owns a famous soccer's team: NAC which plays in Eredivisie, the best level of soccer in the Netherland. Its area calls the "Rat verlegh stadion".

    Breda


    Moreover, the famous boxer Ramon Dekkers was born the 4th september 1969 in Breda. Ramon was eight times the world champion of Muay Thaï and kick boxing, that's why he was called the "diamond". He has 210 fights on, wins 285 times whose 98 K.O.

     



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  •    Holland / Nederland    

     The Netherlands belong to the European Union and stand between Germany, Belgium and the North Sea.

     The Netherlands has a area of 41,528 m² and is composed of 12 state provinces ( and 3 overseas territories:                                 Aruba, Coraçao ans Saint-Martin ).

     1/4 of the territory stand under the level of the sea ; that why in French we call the Netherlands "les Pays-Bas".

     The population of the Netherlands compose 17 millions of people.

     The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam and the seconde city is Rotterdam ; they are relating to ports.

     His currency is the Euro and the native language is the Dutch.

     The Netherlands are a constitutional monarchy and his boss is the Queen Beatrix ; there is a first minister : Mark Rutte.

     The national anthem is the "Wilhmusel"    

     Orange is the color of the Netherlands because of the royal house which still belong to the Orange-Nassau family.

     The famous windmils make the reputation of the Netherlands.

     The Netherlands make lots of cheese, beer (Amsterdam, Heineken), alcohol (the "Jenever") and coffe (Douwe Egberts)

     Specialities: - Maatjes: kipper

                               - Mold and chips: in Belgium too.

                               - Stroapwafel: Waffles with caramel

                                - Appelgeback: Apple cake with canelle

                                - Specula as in germany or Bredala in Alsace.

      However, coffee shops, drugs and the prostitutes show a dirty picture of the Nerderlands.


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