Dutch in Cleveland

2020

Dutch Christmas Traditions

Dutch Strooigoed - a mixture of confectionery that is often strewn around rooms during Sinterklaas celebrations, for children to pick up. The main ingredient is typically kruidnoten.

2016

Dutch King's Day

In Cleveland, the Dutch community just celebrated The 17th Annual State of Ohio Birthday Celebration of the Netherlands' Monarch sponsored by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, The Netherlands American Chamber of Commerce - Great Lakes (NACC), and VMI Group.

Martin van den Berg
Treasurer of the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce

2015

Cleveland Museum of Art's International Community Day

Dutch Community at Art Museum

Dutch King's Day

In Cleveland, the Dutch community just celebrated The 16th Annual State of Ohio Birthday Celebration of the Netherlands' Monarch sponsored by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, The Netherlands American Chamber of Commerce - Great Lakes (NACC), and VMI Group.

Hannah Herc and Melanie Kahn

2014

King’s Day (Koningsdag)

The royal celebrations were first held on 31 August 1885 in honor of the birth of Queen Wilhelmina, and the Queen’s Day (Koninginnedag) tradition was born. After Wilhelmina’s daughter (Juliana) succeeded to the throne in 1949, the day was changed to 30 April in accordance with the new Queen's birthday

The 15th annual State of Ohio Birthday Celebration of the Netherlands' Monarch will take place May 2nd starting at 6PM at Silver Lake Country Club. Contact Bernardine van Kessel at the Netherlands American Chamber of Commerce at 330-208-5866 or the Netherlands American Chamber of Commerce website.

Port of Cleveland honors Arnie de la Porte

New Honorary Consul of the Netherlands

Congratulations Peter!

Peter de la Porte

Ambassador Rudolf Bekink of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Leaders of the local Dutch community, businesses with Dutch connections and members of the Cleveland Consular Corps were on hand to meet and greet the Ambassador and Consul General.

Ambassador Rudolf Bekink and Consul van der Tempel

2013

Our condolences to the family and many friends of Arnie de la Porte, Honorary Consul of the Netherlands.

Funeral arrangements are being made and we will provide you with information concerning arrangements as they become available.

Arnie will be greatly missed.

Consul General Roy Norton of Canada and Consulate of Netherlands Charles 'Arnie' de la Porte at Rotary Club of Cleveland event

The Netherlands American Society of Ohio
The Netherlands American Society of Ohio is a non-profit organization founded in 1964 by a group of people interested in promoting and preserving the Dutch culture and language. The society's main purposes are:

1. To promote a better understanding between the Netherlands and the United States of America.
2. To preserve the customs, culture and language of the Netherlands.
3. To contribute to the cosmopolitan characters of the American community.

We also hope to be a bridge between both countries for our members and friends to make adapting to life in the United States easier.

Netherlands Ohio Chamber of Commerce
More information coming soon

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Tell us about the music, food, holidays, traditions, costumes, language and other qualities that make the Dutch so special.

The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815.

In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II.

A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU), and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.

In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

(facts courtesy of CIA World Fact Book)

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