WILLEMSTAD

vĭlˈəmstät, city (1992 pop. 24,235), Curaçao, capital of the Netherlands Antilles. The city is the commercial and industrial center of the Netherlands Antilles as well as a free port and tourist center. It is important as a transshipment point and refining center for petroleum sent across the Gulf of Venezuela from Maracaibo; however, the petroleum demand declined in the mid-1980s. Willemstad has a distinctive Dutch character with streets lined by narrow, gabled houses.

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books on: Willemstad  - 88 results

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Latin America: Countrysides and United Regions
Book by Robert S. Platt; McGraw-Hill, 1942
Subjects: Latin America--Description And Travel
...Inland end of the harbor channel, Willemstad, Curacao. In the background, the...Unlike many entrepots elsewhere, Willemstad has not declined in modern times. More...port may serve its valley. The port of Willemstad is the only city of Curacao, and about...
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Religious Perspectives in American Culture
Book by James Ward Smith, A. Leland Jamison; Princeton University Press, 1961
Subjects: United States--Civilization, United States--Religion
...churches in Holland. An example at Willemstad, Holland--erected in 1586 Fig...church in Bergen. The ancestry of the Willemstad church form lies in the traditional...which suggests that the form used at Willemstad may have been a local regional type...
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Fortress Europe: European Fortifications of World War II
Book by J. E. Kaufmann, Robert M. Jurga, H. W. Kaufmann; Combined Publishing, 1999
Subjects: Fortification--Europe--History--20th Century
...Frederik and Fort Sabina Henrica near Willemstad during the Napoleonic Wars. The Dutch...Not far from these forts in 1883, Willemstad, on the Holland Deep, received two...defense guns and new shelters. The Willemstad Position, created in 1860, encompassed...
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Historic Architecture in the Caribbean Islands
Book by Edward E. Crain; University Press of Florida, 1994
Subjects: Architecture--West Indies, Historic Buildings--West Indies
...gables, maintain a Dutch flavor in Willemstad, earning for it the title Amsterdam...buildings face the park. Fig. 69. Plan of Willemstad, Curacao Fig. 70. Queen Emma Floating Bridge, Willemstad, Curacao Fig. 71. Wilhelmina Park...
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Naturalist's Guide to the Americas
Book by Victor E. Shelford; Williams & Wilkins, 1926
Subjects: Natural History, Nature Conservation
...Everywhere get in touch with oil-men . Willemstad: 12 hours. Biweekly schooner to La...to Coro . 7. Dutch Leeward Islands Willemstad: About 12 hours. Weekly mail-schooner...relative strength of wind and current. Willemstad: About 12 hours. Weekly mail-schooner...
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journal articles on: Willemstad  - 6 results

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Change, Dependency, and Regime Plasticity in Offshore Financial Intermediation: the Saga of the Netherlands Antilles
Journal article by Craig M. Boise, Andrew P. Morriss; Texas International Law Journal, Vol. 45, 2009
Subjects: Captive insurance, Economic growth, Foreign investment, International finance, Residents, Studies, Tax rates, Tax treaties, Trade restrictions, United States, Withholding taxes
...nineteenth century, the capital of Willemstad "on dry, barren Curacao, was a desolate...Netherlands neutrality.56 Shipping at Willemstad fell from 1,500 ships and 2,800...Curacao Oil Industry Company subsidiary to Willemstad in the 1920s.72 Curacaos refinery...
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Netherlands Antilles: A Bold Journey
Journal article by Sandra J. Stone, Richard Delfina; Childhood Education, Vol. 82, 2006
Subjects: Educational reform--Forecasts and trends, Educational reform--Methods, Netherlands Antilles--Economic aspects
...Panneflek, A. (2001). Antillean education: Quo vaddis? Willemstad, Curagao: Departement van Onderwijs, Netherlands Antilles...AZ: Good Year Books. Student Care Framework (2004). Willemstad, Curacao: Departement van Onderwijs, Netherlands Antilles...
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The Other Fort Amsterdam: New Light on Aspects of Slavery in New Netherland
Journal article by Robert J; Afro - Americans in New York Life and History, Vol. 22, 1998
Subjects: African Americans, Black culture, Blacks, Culture, Minority & ethnic groups, Slavery
...5; Boxer Dutch in Brazil, 140. (52). C.L. Temminck Groll, W. van Alphen, R. Apell, R.G. Gill, Curacao Willemstad: City of Monuments (Stichting Koninklijk Paleis, Amsterdam: Gary Schwartz/SDU Publishers, nd, ca 1990), 19, 54...
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Constructing the Homeland: Dutch Americans and the Netherlands Information Bureau during the 1940s
Journal article by David Zwart; Michigan Historical Review, Vol. 33, 2007
Subjects: Dutch colonialism--History, Indonesia--History, Local history
...War II both because of its location in relationship to the Panama Canal and because of its fine harbors at Paramaribo and Willemstad. (47) Other films, such as The Dutch Tradition, stressed the continued resistance of the Dutch against the Japanese military...
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From Private to Public Spheres: Exploring Women's Role in Dutch Musical Life from C. 1700 to C. 1880 and Three Case Studies
Journal article by Jane Bowers; Women & Music, Vol. 7, 2003
Subjects: From Private to Public Spheres: Exploring Women's Role in Dutch Musical Life from c. 1700 to c. 1880 and Three Case Studies (Book)--Reviews
...the age of thirty-five to Carl van Boetzelaer, a military man who rose ultimately to major general and then governor of Willemstad and Klundert, Van Boetzelaer continued to live in The Hague and took the unusual step of deciding to compose, beginning...
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magazine articles on: Willemstad  - 12 results

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Finding Your Ideal Destination
Magazine article by Mary Ann Howland; Black Enterprise, Vol. 31, May 2001
Subjects: Online services--Services, Travel industry--Information services, Vacations--Planning
...history alive today in its capital Willemstad, and welcoming Curacaoan people...Center is located right in the heart of Willemstad. Second comes the setting. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Willemstad is the perfect walking city. Restored...
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Curacao: Stamped with Africa
Magazine article by Harriet Jackson Scarupa; American Visions, Vol. 9, June 1994
Subjects: Curacao--Description and travel
...Netherlands speaks Dutch, which is taught in the schools. And in Willemstad, Curacaos capital, distinctive buildings with gabled, red...de Lannoy, P.O. Box 386, Curacao. Some Must-Dos In Willemstad, stroll over the unique Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge, a floating...
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A Year of Gay Island Hopping: Who Says Summer Has to End, Just Because Winter Is upon Us? Keep the Sun-Drenched Dream Alive with Our 12-Month Almanac of Worldwide Paradises
Magazine article by Robert Dessaix, Daniel B. Haber, Loann Halden, Matthew Link, Michael Luongo, Aefa Mullholland; The Advocate, November 6, 2007
Subjects: Caribbean Islands--Description and travel, Festivals--Calendars, Islands--Description and travel, Mediterranean region--Description and travel, Pacific Islands--Description and travel
...Candy-colored Dutch architecture lines the capital city of Willemstad, where a floating pedestrian bridge connects the 17th-century...GAY?: There is only one full-time gay bar-Lyrics, in Willemstad-but the island mantra Biba i laga biba ("Live and let...
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Revisiting Chains of Slavery: A Museum in Curacao Opens a Window on the Horrors of the African Slavery Trade and Reflects on Current Human Rights Abuses
Magazine article by Mike Ceaser; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 58, May-June 2006
Subjects: Curacao--Buildings and facilities, Historical museums--Forecasts and trends, Hotels and motels--Buildings and facilities, Hotels and motels--Netherlands, Hotels and motels--Services, Slave trade--History, Slave trade--Portrayals
...1999 alongside Curacaos harbor in the historic capital of Willemstad, he included a chamber of horrors: Rusted shackles hang...sidewalk cafes, and souvenir shops. A visitor can walk about Willemstad for days without encountering another reminder that the island...
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First Foreign Fight
Magazine article by Richard K. Kolb; VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine, Vol. 85, June 1998
Subjects: Armed forces, France, Marine Corps-US, Military deployment, Military engagements, Military history, Navy-US, United States
...Marines went ashore on the island of Curacao to assist Dutch colonists resisting a French attack on their harbor forts at Willemstad. Two Marines were wounded in successfully defending the harbor before the Navy withdrew from the Netherlands Antilles. U...
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newspaper articles on: Willemstad  - 27 results

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Calming Curacao Dutch Caribbean Island a Colorful Backdrop on Land and Sea
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 16, 2011
Subjects: Coral reefs, Coral reefs and islands, News agencies, The Associated Press
...Byline: Brian Witte Associated Press WILLEMSTAD, Curacao No wonder the islands famous...buildings earned the islands capital, Willemstad, designation as a World Heritage site...in 1997. When UNESCO decided to put Willemstad on a list of the worlds most culturally...
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Learn Your Antilles A B C
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), January 12, 2011
...busy Curacao and its gem of a capital Willemstad. Unlike Aruba and Bonaire Curacao feels...round the streets of the old town of Willemstad the colourful history literally smacks...enjoying the flamboyant nightlife in Willemstad in swinging joints like Asia de Cuba...
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Exploring the Beauty of Curacao
Newspaper article by Candyce H. Stapen; The Washington Times, May 31, 1998
Subjects: Curacao
...if you go. Located 15 minutes from Willemstad, the 200-acre ostrich farm is said...here, but expect crowds on weekends. Willemstad, recently designated a historic World...of the town is on the 1 1/4-hour Willemstad Trolley Tour, which passes many of...
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Paradise Made Easy
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), December 23, 2010
...busy Curacao and its gem of a capital, Willemstad. Unlike Aruba and Bonaire, Curacao...round the streets of the old town of Willemstad the colourful history literally smacks...enjoying the flamboy-y ant nightlife in Willemstad in swinging joints like Asia de Cuba...
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As Easy as A-B-C!
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), January 30, 2011
...busy Curacao and its gem of a capital, Willemstad. Unlike Aruba and Bonaire, Curacao...round the streets of the old town of Willemstad, the colourful history literally smacks...enjoying the flamboyant nightlife in Willemstad in swinging joints like Asia de Cuba...
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encyclopedia articles on: Willemstad  - 2 results

 
 
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Willemstad
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WILLEMSTAD vil mstat, city (1992 pop. 24,235), Curacao , capital of the Netherlands...Maracaibo ; however, the petroleum demand declined in the mid-1980s. Willemstad has a distinctive Dutch character with streets lined by narrow, gabled...
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Netherlands Antilles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Curacao ; in the Leeward Islands, east of Puerto Rico, are Saba , St. Eustatius , and the southern half of Saint Martin . Willemstad , on Curacao, is the capital of the Netherlands Antilles. The land is mainly hilly and semiarid; the climate is tropical...


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