The unique European Kingdom of the Netherlands is famous among tourists in all respects. There are windmills, Dutch cheeses, a kaleidoscope of tulips, and the sea of the Netherlands, the proximity of which predetermined in many ways the way of life, customs and mores of local residents.
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The territory of the Netherlands occupies the 132nd largest area in the world. Moreover, the country is the most densely populated in the Old World. Most of it lies below sea level, and therefore is recaptured from it by dams and other hydraulic structures. To the question of which sea washes the Netherlands, there is only one answer - the North. It also affects the country's climate, which is characterized by warm and mild winters and cool but long summers. At the height of July, the sea temperature rises off the coast of Amsterdam to +18 degrees, making even the swimming season quite possible.
Beach vacation
The residents of the capital of Holland prefer to sunbathe and swim in the suburb of Zandvoort. It is half an hour away by electric train from the center of Amsterdam. There are many areas for relaxation and sunbathing on the west coast of the Netherlands, and if the summer is warm, in these places there is nowhere for an apple to fall.
Metropolitan things
The Dutch capital is connected to the North Sea by a canal and is considered one of the most beautiful and unusual European cities. The network of canals on which the city actually stands makes its views amazing, and hundreds of bridges link the waterways into a single system. The proximity of the North Sea guarantees unpredictable and rapidly changing weather in Amsterdam, and therefore the main item in the handbags and backpacks of local residents is an umbrella or raincoat.
Interesting Facts:
- When asked which seas in the Netherlands, many women answer - a sea of flowers. The country is recognized as the world leader in tulip production. On the territory of the Netherlands there are almost 20 thousand hectares of greenhouses, in which more than half of the area is devoted to floriculture.
- The North Sea washes over 450 kilometers of the coast of the Netherlands.
- Windmills, in addition to their direct purpose, perform the functions of pumping water from salty coastal swamps. Thanks to such hydrotechnical activities, the Dutch get new fertile land.
- The deepest North Sea is over 700 meters.
- Dutch Rotterdam and Amsterdam are among the most important ports in the North Sea.
