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Willemstad
Willemstad , city (1992 pop. 24,235), capital of Curaçao and former capital of the Netherlands Antilles . The city was the commercial and industrial center of the Netherlands Antilles (dissolved in 2010) 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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"Willemstad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Willemstad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Willemst.html "Willemstad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Willemst.html |
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Willemstadt
Willemstadt Capital of Netherlands Antilles, on Curaçao Island, West Indies. Willemstadt is a free port, exporting oil from Venezuela and coffee. Oil refining and tourism are the major industries, although it also has the largest dry dock in the Americas. Pop. (1995) 119,000.
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"Willemstadt." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Willemstadt." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Willemstadt.html "Willemstadt." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Willemstadt.html |
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Willemstad
Willemstad, Curaçao/Netherlands Antilles ‘William's Town’ after William I the Silent (1533–84), Dutch Stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1572–84).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Willemstad." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Willemstad." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Willemstad.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Willemstad." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Willemstad.html |
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