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DOORS TO EUROPE. THE NETHERLANDS Vs. THE CZECH REPUBLIC. The capital city of the Netherlands is Amsterdam. Amsterdam has been the capital since 1808. It is a financial and cultural centre. It is the biggest city in Holland . PRAGUE is the Czech capital city. .
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DOORS TO EUROPE THENETHERLANDS Vs. THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Thecapitalcity oftheNetherlandsisAmsterdam • Amsterdam has beenthecapitalsince1808. • Itis a financial and cultural centre. • Itisthebiggest city in Holland.
PRAGUE istheCzechcapital city. • Itlies on the Vltava river. • The city has over1,2 milion people. • Itisthe most beautiful city in the Czech Republic because there are lotsofsights.
Dutchhistory • ThehistoryoftheNetherlandsstarted in 10thcentury. • Construction of houses was based on wooden stilts. • DuringtheWorldWar I theNetherlandswasneutral. • DuringtheWorldWar II theNetherlandswasoccupied by Germanarmy.
Czechhistory • Thehistoryof Czech landsstarted in 6thcentury. • DuringtheWorldWar I Czechiawas a part oftheAustro-Hungarian Monarchy. • Duringthe second WorldWarCzechia was split into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
The most popularsports • In theNetherlandscycling (especiallycyclo-cross), footballand speed skatting are very popular. • In Czechiaicehockey, football, basketball,athletics, cyclingand tennis are popularsports.
In theNetherlands:Football • The most famousfootballclubs are Ajax Amsterdam , Feyenord Rotterdam and PSV Eindhoven • TheDutchnational team is very goodbecauseitsplayers are excellent, forexampleArjenRobben.
In Czechia:IceHockey • The most famousicehockeyclubs are HC Sparta Prague, PSG Zlín • The Czech national team wontheWorld cup sixtimes and theOlympicGames in Nagano.
Foodand Drink • TheNetherlandsisfamousfor : cheese, chocolate, Bols (liqueur) • Traditionalmeals are: Hutspot, Hagelslag , a lot ofdairyproducts
Food and Drink • Czechdeliciousspecialities are: beer (PilsnerUrquel), tvarůžky (smelly cheese), frgál (cake), Štramberské uši, • Typicaldishes are eg.: porkwithsauerkraut and dumplings, beefsirloinwithcreamsauce.
Schoolin theNetherlands • In the Netherlands, compulsory school attendance startsfrom the first day of the month when the child isfive yearsold. • Itfinishesat the end of the school year when he/sheis sixteen years old. • When a student is seventeen years old, he/shemust go to school at least two days a week. • If a student goes to a vocational school, he/she must go to school at least one day a week (the other four days are paid placements in the company).