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RANSTAD [1 record]

Record 1 2001-11-02

English

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  • Place Names (outside Canada)
  • Toponymy
OBS

Unlike many other European countries, the Netherlands lack a single primate city, having instead four linked urban areas (Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht) referred to as the Ranstad or "Rim City"... the center of which comprises an area referred to as the "Green Heart"... It is the most densely populated area of Europe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
  • Toponymie

Spanish

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