Maasbracht Industrial Area Mouth of Lock
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In Maasbracht fließen Maas und Julianakanal zusammen. Das Panorama zeigt den Hafen im Überblick, das Industriegebiet und die Schleusenausfahrt.
Marina near the harbour. In the background you see the building of the restaurant "de Kolentip". In ...
Promenade of Maasbracht river area near Roermond in the Dutch province of Limburg. There are not only...
Begin of the river promenade at Maasbracht, not so far away from the point where river Maas and Julia...
Hollandia, Thorn település ahol a központban lévő házak mind fehérre vannak festve, azonban megőrizté...
This is the Abbey Church in Thorn. Thorn is a town in the province of Limburg. It is known as the Whi...
This is the Abbey Church in Thorn. Thorn is a town in the province of Limburg. It is known as the Whi...
This is the Abbey Church in Thorn. Thorn is a town in the province of Limburg. It is known as the Whi...
Hollandia, Thorn település ahol a központban a házak mind fehérre vannak festve, különleges hangulato...
Thorn, the white town, is a town in the province Limburg. The white town visited by many tourists has...
This is the Roman Catholic Church St Landricuskerk in the city of Echt. Echt is a place in the munici...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
