NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dutchmen

The Dutch are the native inhabitants of the Netherlands. During the 5th century this region was populated by Franks and Saxons from Lower Saxony. The Dutch therefore are regarded as a Germanic people. Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, and New Testament accounts of his life and teachings. ... Afrikaners (sometimes known as Boers) are white South Africans, predominantly of Calvinist German, French Huguenot, Friesian and Walloons descent who speak Afrikaans. ... The English are a northern European ethnic group generally associated with England and the English language. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Frisians are an ethnic group of northwestern Europe, inhabiting an area known as Frisia. ... Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) are inhabitants of Flanders in the widest sense of the term, i. ... // Overview Events Romulus Augustus, Last Western Roman Emperor 410: Rome sacked by Visigoths 452: Pope Leo I allegedly meets personally with Attila the Hun and convinces him not to sack Rome 439: Vandals conquer Carthage At some point after 440, the Anglo-Saxons settle in Britain. ... For other uses, see Franks (disambiguation). ... The Saxons or Saxon people are part of the German people with its main areas of settlements in the German Federal States of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and the Free State of Saxony. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... The Germanic peoples are the nations speaking Germanic languages, idioms descended from Proto-Germanic (spoken during the final centuries BC, the Pre-Roman Iron Age of Northern Europe). ...

History

The Dutch people are historically affiliated to all West Germanic peoples, such as the English and German peoples, and less so to North Germanic peoples (Danes, Norwegians, Swedes and Icelanders). West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... The English are a northern European ethnic group generally associated with England and the English language. ... A North Germanic language is any of several Germanic languages spoken in Scandinavia, parts of Finland and on the islands west of Scandinavia. ...

Ethnic affiliation is strongest between the Dutch people and the Flemish and Frisian peoples. The Dutch and the Flemish share the same language, the subdivisions of which have little to do with the state border established in 1648. Flemish culture has in the past had a strong influence on Dutch culture. The regional affiliations across the border are still strong. An ethnic group is a group of people who identify with one another, or are so identified by others, on the basis of a boundary that distinguishes them from other groups. ... Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) are inhabitants of Flanders in the widest sense of the term, i. ... The Frisians are an ethnic group of northwestern Europe, inhabiting an area known as Frisia. ...

The Frisian people, who speak their own language and today live mainly in Friesland (a province of the Netherlands), have had some influence on Dutch culture, especially in Holland proper. The Frisians are an ethnic group of northwestern Europe, inhabiting an area known as Frisia. ... Capital Leeuwarden Queens Commissioner drs. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ...

In the 16th century a clear cultural split developed between the Dutch regions and the other Low German areas, also because northern Germany in that time adopted High German as a standard language. Until the 19th century a perfect dialect continuum existed though. Dutch people in the eastern Netherlands still have a strong cultural connection with people living in the adjoining German regions: the Bundesland of Lower Saxony and the Frankish Rhineland. Low German (also called Plattdeutsch, PlattdÃ¼Ã¼tsch or Low Saxon) is a name for the regional language varieties of the Low Germanic languages spoken mainly in northern Germany, southern Denmark and eastern Netherlands. ... Subdivisions Central German Upper German High German (in German, Hochdeutsch) is any of several German dialects spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Luxembourg (as well as in neighbouring portions of Belgium, France (Alsace), Italy, Poland, and Romania (Transylvania) and in some areas of former colonial settlement, for example in... A standard language (also standard dialect or standardized dialect) is a particular variety of a language that has been given either legal or quasi-legal status. ... A dialect continuum is a range of dialects spoken across a large geographical area, differing only slightly between areas that are geographically close, and gradually decreasing in mutual intelligibility as the distances become greater. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as LÃ¤nder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Statue of Charlemagne (also called Karl der Große, Charles the Great) in Frankfurt, Germany. ... The Rhineland (Rheinland in German) is the general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany, although some consider the lands to the east of the river culturally distinct, jovially referring to them as SchÃ¤l Sick; the bad or wrong side...

Religion

Until the 1960s, which saw the rise of a growing influx of non-Western immigrants and rapidly increasing secularisation, the Dutch population could be seperated into three religious groups: Roman Catholics, Dutch Reformed (Calvinist) and members of the Christian Reformed Church (neo-Calvinist) (the last being a seperation from the Dutch Reformed Church). For a long time, the three religious groups were living seperately from each other in their own communities; this was called verzuiling. The communities had their own schools, their own shops and their own media, among other things. Most Roman Catholics in the Netherlands - up until today - mostly live in the two southern provinces of Noord-Brabant and Limburg, as well as in the eastern part of the province of Overijssel and in parts of Noord-Holland. Members of the Christian Reformed Church live up until today mostly in the so-called Bible Belt, which runs from the province of Zeeland in the southwest, through the southern part of the province of Zuid-Holland, through Utrecht, the Veluwe (located in the province of Gelderland) and the western part of Overijssel. The numbers of Dutch Reformed have fallen sharply since the 1960s, but tend to live spread over all the provinces "above the rivers" (the provinces north of the rivers Rhine, Waal and Meuse). The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Dutch Reformed Church or Netherlands Reformed Church (in Dutch: Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk (NHK)) is a denomination of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin. ... In an unadorned church, the 17th century congregation stands to hear the sermon. ... The Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Dutch: Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland, in short Gereformeerde kerk) was the second largest protestant church in the Netherlands until it merged into the Protestant Church in the Netherlands in 2004. ... Neo-calvinism is the movement initiated by the theologian and former Dutch primeminister Abraham Kuyper. ... Pillarisation (Verzuiling in Dutch, Pilarisation in French) is a term used to describe the way the Dutch and Belgians used to deal with their multicultural (but not multiethnic) societies. ... North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west. ... Capital Maastricht Queens Commissioner L.J.P.M. (Leon) Frissen Religion (1999) Protestant 3% Catholic 80% Area â€¢ Land â€¢ Water 2. ... Flag of Overijssel Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. ... North Holland: (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. ... The Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Dutch: Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland, in short Gereformeerde kerk) was the second largest protestant church in the Netherlands until it merged into the Protestant Church in the Netherlands in 2004. ... Capital Middelburg Queens Commissioner drs. ... This article is about the province of the Netherlands. ... Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country. ... A forest on the Veluwe The Veluwe is a forest-rich ridge of hills in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Jan Kamminga Area - Total - % water 2nd 5137 kmÂ² ?% Population - Total (2004) - Density 4th 1,966,929 379/kmÂ² Anthem Ons Gelderland For the historical duchy also called Gelderland, see Guelders Gelderland (English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern... Flag of Overijssel Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. ... The Dutch Reformed Church or Netherlands Reformed Church (in Dutch: Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk (NHK)) is a denomination of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... Edited Satellite image of the Rhine-Waal fork, showing the beginning of river Waal (green). ... Meuse near Grave The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ...

Nowadays, a large part of the Dutch population is agnostic or atheist (some 40% say they do not belong to any church). There is also a small Jewish community, and the last couple of years have seen a rise of converts to Islam, as well as to a various number of Evangelical movements and New Age movements. The term agnosticism and the related agnostic were coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( ), submission (to the will of God) is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ... The term evangelical has several distinct meanings: In its original sense, it means belonging or related to the Gospel (Greek: euangelion - good news) of the New Testament. ... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ...

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