{"id":13521,"date":"2024-02-15T15:42:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T14:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/home\/global\/our-services\/happy-landing-and-living\/dutch-culture\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:33:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:33:04","slug":"dutch-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/home\/global\/our-services\/happy-landing-and-living\/dutch-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13521\" class=\"elementor elementor-13521 elementor-4687\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e64c9e rijpadding e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e64c9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74d242 e-con-full extrapadding e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a74d242\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162b857 e-con-full witteachtergrond e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"162b857\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f548a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15f548a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc754c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6dc754c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469df89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469df89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><strong><span style=\"color: #00c85a;\">Welcome<\/span><\/strong> to <br> Netherlands<\/i><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac678c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ac678c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de1cc2 rijpadding e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8de1cc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc6353 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bc6353\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4be096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"b4be096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a0da8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8a0da8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2978db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2978db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4802f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c4802f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Culture &amp; leisure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e1272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90e1272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8828\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stroopwafel-340x282.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stroopwafel-340x282.png 340w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stroopwafel.png 436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>Dutch culture has its own character. We try to give you some guidance here. We have listed the official Dutch <a href=\".\/#feestdagen\">holidays<\/a>. And an overview of <a href=\"#handige-websites\">useful websites<\/a> will help you get ahead online.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fd1b91 rijpadding e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62fd1b91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"cultuur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed233b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ed233b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fdbfc5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fdbfc5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Dutch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3446e65d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3446e65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>culture<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe26f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe26f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Netherlands has its own customs, habits and traditions. As an international, you will undoubtedly encounter typical Dutch things. You may not always understand them immediately. Or you might just be used to something completely different.   &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Because we speak to many expats, we have experience with cultural differences. As a brief introduction to Dutch culture, we have listed some primal Dutch things. <\/p>\n<p>The Dutch are a down-to-earth people, straightforward and we love bikes! Furthermore, we are frugal and have everything well insured. Because we are a small country, we have always sought connections with other countries. Thus, we speak several languages and are a trading country.   &nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7da8cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d7da8cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a7816 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66a7816\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa6e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fa6e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Very Hollandish<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5377698 lists e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5377698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fba51 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54fba51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Typically Dutch  <\/h5><ul><li>Directness (honest or blunt)<\/li><li>Punctual (arriving on time and a deal is a deal)<\/li><li>Consultation (<em>&#8216;poldering<\/em>&#8216; to consensus).<\/li><li>Complaining (about prices and the weather)<\/li><li>Clean (from streets to window sills)<\/li><li>Ordinary (is crazy enough)<\/li><li>Economical (not a penny too much)<\/li><li>Task-oriented (not who but what)<\/li><li>Individualistic (independent instead of together)<\/li><li>Open &amp; friendly, <br>but also agenda &amp; plans<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1fb8b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d1fb8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Dutch food<\/h5><ul><li>Herring (raw fish with onion)<\/li><li>Stroopwafels (like sweet cake)<\/li><li>Peppernuts (with St. Nicholas)<\/li><li>Hutspot (with bacon and gravy)<\/li><li>Mashed potatoes (potatoes, vegetables and mash them up)<\/li><li>Febo (croquette from the wall)<\/li><li>Chocolate sprinkles (nice and messy)<\/li><li>Licorice (you either love it or hate it)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a572680 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a572680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Dutch customs and traditions<\/h5><ul><li>Oliebollen with New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/li><li>Bread at lunch<\/li><li>Setting off fireworks on New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/li><li>Rusks with mice at births<\/li><li>Sinterklaas and Packers&#8217; Eve<\/li><li>Saving stamps<\/li><li>Elfstedentocht<\/li><li>(Nijmegen) Four-Day Walk<\/li><li>Doing everything by bike<\/li><li>Swimming diploma<\/li><li>Congratulations to the birthday person (Congratulating everyone on birthdays, not just the birthday person)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45884bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45884bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7561f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7561f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526f4ff7 rijpadding e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"526f4ff7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"feestdagen\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1689e35c rijpadding lists e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1689e35c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d6af3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61d6af3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7deb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d7deb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Public holidays 2025 \ud83c\udf89  <\/h3><ul style=\"font-size: smaller;\"><li><strong>\ud83c\udf7e New Year&#8217;s Day (New Year&#8217;s Day): <\/strong><em>Wednesday, January 1, 2025<\/em><\/li><li><strong>\u271d Good Friday (Good Friday): <\/strong><em>Friday, April 18, 2025<\/em><\/li><li><strong>\ud83d\udc23 Easter Sunday and Easter Monday: <\/strong><em>Sunday 20 April and Monday 21 April 2025<\/em><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc51 Kings Day (King&#8217;s Day): <\/strong><\/span><em>Saturday April 26, 2025 <br> (In 2025, King&#8217;s Day will be celebrated a day earlier on April 26, because April 27 falls on a Sunday).<\/em><\/li><li><strong>\ud83c\udf88 Liberation Day: <\/strong><em>Monday, May 5, 2025<\/em><\/li><li><strong>\u2601 Ascension Day (Ascension Day): <\/strong><em>Thursday, May 29, 2025<\/em><\/li><li><strong>\ud83c\udf3c Whit Sunday and Whit Monday: <\/strong><em>Sunday, June 8 and Monday, June 9, 2025<\/em><\/li><li><strong>\ud83c\udf84 Christmas Day and Boxing Day: <\/strong><em>Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-size: small; color: gray; padding-left: 40px;\">\u2139 <i>More information <\/i>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/documents\/questions-and-answers\/work\/public-holidays-in-the-netherlands\">Which days are official public holidays in the Netherlands? | Government.nl <\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9b5af3 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e9b5af3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33080c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33080c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1038\" height=\"1563\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-vlag-cultuur.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-vlag-cultuur.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-vlag-cultuur-226x340.jpg 226w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-vlag-cultuur-531x800.jpg 531w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-vlag-cultuur-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-vlag-cultuur-1020x1536.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a89519d rijpadding lists handige-links  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a89519d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"handige-websites\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf619ea elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bf619ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"handige-websites\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p1\"><strong><i>Websites<\/i><\/strong><i> that might be useful to you<\/i><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c07c9eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c07c9eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631fe490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"631fe490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">IND <em>(Immigration and Naturalization Service)<\/em>.<b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ind.nl\/nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IND.nl<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ind.nl\/nl\/verblijfsvergunningen\/werken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Works | IND<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Municipalities<\/span><\/h5><ul><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barneveld.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barneveld<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ede.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ede<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nijkerk.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nijkerk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhenen.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhenen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renswoude.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renswoude<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scherpenzeel.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scherpenzeel<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veenendaal.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veenendaal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wageningen.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wageningen<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Food Valley<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regiofoodvalley.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Valley Region<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wageningencampus.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wageningen Campus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regio_Foodvalley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foodvalley region &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wur.nl\/en\/about-wur\/organisation-profile\/strategic-collaborative-alliances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foodvalley &#8211; WUR<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Expat info<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iamexpat.nl\/expat-info\/dutch-cities\/wageningen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IamExpat in the Netherlands<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Museums<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumarnhem.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Museum Arnhem<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openluchtmuseum.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dutch Open Air Museum<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>National parks<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hogeveluwe.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">De Hoge Veluwe National Park<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Local news media<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gelderlander.nl\/wageningen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wageningen | gelderlander.nl<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Internet<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prijsvergelijken.nl\/en_GB\/compare-broadband\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compare internet broadband providers (pricevergelijken.nl)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breedbandwinkel.nl\/expats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet provider in the Netherlands for expats (broadbandwinkel.nl)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Health Insurance<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zorgwijzer.nl\/zorgvergelijker\/english#\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compare health insurance (zorgwijzer.nl)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Emergency Services<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politie.nl\/en\/topics\/report-a-crime.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report a crime | politie.nl<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2d33da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c2d33da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1545aeb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1545aeb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Government<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/\">Information from the Government of the Netherlands | Government.nl<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Water &amp; energy<\/span><\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gblt.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">GBLT municipal and water board taxes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitens.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">Vitens (water)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energievergelijk.nl\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">Compare energy providers (energyvergelijk.nl)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/easynuts.nl\/expats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">Expats utilities service &#8211; Easy Nuts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/utilitydirect.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">Expats Service &#8211; Utility Direct<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Housing<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funda.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search homes for sale in the Netherlands [funda].<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tax<\/span><\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/nl\/home\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tax Administration Netherlands<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/nl\/buitenland\/content\/ik-kom-in-nederland-werken-30-procent-regeling-aanvragen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30% rule (belastingdienst.nl)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.douane.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Customs (belastingdienst.nl)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Childcare<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><br><\/span><\/h5><ul><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderopvangprinsvleermuis.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Childcare Prince Bat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kindergarden.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">Kindergarden<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/partou.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">Partou<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nina.care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">Nina.care &#8211; for au pairs, babysitters and families<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Transportation<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/9292.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9292.nl | Travel planner<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdw.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RDW (NL Vehicle Authority).<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Roadside assistance<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anwb.nl\/over-anwb\/vereniging-en-bedrijf\/organisatie\/english-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">The Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>International schools<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amersfoortinternationalschool.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">Amersfoort International School | Learning for all<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riversarnhem.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">Rivers International School Arnhem (riversarnhem.org)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isutrecht.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"noopener\">ISU Homepage (isutrecht.nl)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>Official holidays<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/documents\/questions-and-answers\/work\/public-holidays-in-the-netherlands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Which days are official public holidays in the Netherlands? | Government.nl <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12db12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e12db12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a584d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2a584d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-cultuur-stroopwafels-533x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-cultuur-stroopwafels-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-cultuur-stroopwafels-227x340.jpg 227w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-cultuur-stroopwafels-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-cultuur-stroopwafels-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nederlandse-cultuur-stroopwafels.jpg 1047w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393ade2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"393ade2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Partners<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnamro.nl\/en\/personal\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABN AMRO Bank<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ahl-advocaten.nl\/en\/immigration-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AHL immigration lawyers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aon.nl\/ipm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AON Insurance company<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thijmseberg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday resort De Thijmse Berg<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/home\/about-wcfv\/partners\/dutch-home-hunters\/\">Dutch Home Hunters<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchtaxadvice.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dutchtaxadvice B.V.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/expatmortgages.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expat Mortgages<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wur.nl\/en\/education\/into-languages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in&#8217;to Languages<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravecruitment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ravecruitment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortstaywageningen.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Short Stay Wageningen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snsbank.nl\/particulier\/service\/where-can-i-find-information-in-english.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SNS Bank<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stay4pro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stay4Pro<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/taxsavers.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The TaxSavers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wur.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wageningen University &amp; Research<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h5>ID \/ BSN \/ DigiD<\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/business.gov.nl\/regulation\/citizen-service-number\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citizen service number (BSN) in the Netherlands | Business.gov.nl<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digid.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DigiD (Digital Identification).<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/en\/individuals\/content\/what-is-a-citizen-service-number\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is a Citizen Service number (belastingdienst.nl)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"mono\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-family: monospace; white-space: normal; margin: 1em; color: #999; font-size: smaller; line-height: 120%; padding: 1em;\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: These links are purely informational; we have no affiliation with them other than with our <a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/home\/about-wcfv\/partners\/\">official 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src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Photo-Tan-extended-qx1s1wey2wghr3q66r2ztx8g8dmlc5qh6zgk4opeyo.jpg\" title=\"Photo-Tan-extended\" alt=\"Photo-Tan-extended\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539c2090 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"539c2090\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b8e4bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b8e4bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTan from Brazil\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdcdefb elementor-widget 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stories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469fc6a links, lists e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"469fc6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7793ac0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7793ac0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ffaf89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ffaf89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18706 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-1-340x340.jpg\" alt=\"Food Valley Region\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-1-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><strong>Welcome to the Food Valley Region<br><\/strong><span style=\"color: #00c85a;\">Innovation rooted in nature<\/span><\/h3><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Food Valley Region<\/strong><\/a> is a unique area in the Netherlands where international food companies, top research institutes, and leading educational institutions like <strong>Wageningen University &amp; Research<\/strong> come together. It&#8217;s a dynamic region where science, business, and sustainability meet, with the city of <strong>Wageningen<\/strong> at its core.<\/p><p>More than <strong>15,000 professionals<\/strong> in this region work in food-related science and innovation, and many more are active in food production, logistics, and technology. Global players like <strong>FrieslandCampina<\/strong>, <strong>Unilever<\/strong>, and a growing number of startups <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">call this region home<\/span>. <\/p><h4>And so do we<\/h4><p>At Welcome Center Food Valley, we&#8217;re proud to be located in this region, it&#8217;s even part of our name. We support internationals who live and work here, helping them feel at home in one of the Netherlands&#8217; most innovative and international regions. <\/p><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14207 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/foodvalley-desktop.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"117\"><\/h4><h4>Quick facts about the Food Valley Region:<\/h4><ul><li>8 municipalities: including Wageningen, Ede, Barneveld, Nijkerk &amp; Veenendaal<\/li><li>~350,000 residents from <strong>150+ nationalities<\/strong><\/li><li>Covers <strong>885 km\u00b2<\/strong> of cities, villages, and green spaces<\/li><li>Excellent accessibility by road and rail, close to Schiphol and D\u00fcsseldorf<\/li><li>Surrounded by national parks, museums, and nature<\/li><\/ul><p>Whether you come here to <strong>work<\/strong>, <strong>study<\/strong>, <strong>innovate or settle<\/strong>, Food Valley offers the space, knowledge, and quality of life to grow &#8211; personally and professionally.<\/p><p>Want to learn more about living or working here?  <a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/home\/about-wcfv\/contact\/\">We&#8217;d love to connect!<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d927f32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d927f32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972b6a1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"972b6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">The region includes <span style=\"color: #00c85a;\"><strong>eight municipalities<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p>Barneveld, Ede, Nijkerk, Renswoude, Rhenen, Scherpenzeel, Veenendaal, Wageningen. Together, they cover an area of approximately 885 km\u00b2. <\/p><h5>Learn more about each of these municipalities:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43412e1 elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-carousel\" data-id=\"43412e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;carousel_items&quot;:[{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide #1&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;692ba64&quot;},{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide #2&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;2304af9&quot;},{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide #3&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;bd77efe&quot;},{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;8ec5c55&quot;,&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide #4&quot;},{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide #5&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;17f9dfc&quot;},{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-carousel swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carrousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"1\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bafebed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bafebed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4cf6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac4cf6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#barneveld\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Barneveld-340x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18694\" alt=\"00c85a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Barneveld-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Barneveld-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Barneveld-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Barneveld-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Barneveld.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5735168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5735168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#barneveld\">Barneveld<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a8d03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3a8d03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f122fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f122fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#ede\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Ede-340x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18696\" alt=\"Food Valley Region Ede\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Ede-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Ede-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Ede-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Ede-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Ede.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4304f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4304f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#ede\">Ede<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33921b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c33921b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78d4e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a78d4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#nijkerk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Nijkerk-340x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18712\" alt=\"Food Valley Region Nijkerk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Nijkerk-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Nijkerk-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Nijkerk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Nijkerk-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Nijkerk.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9aafb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9aafb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#nijkerk\">Nijkerk<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2350689 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2350689\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3eca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac3eca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#renswoude\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Renswoude-340x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18714\" alt=\"Food Valley Region Renswoude\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Renswoude-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Renswoude-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Renswoude-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Renswoude-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Renswoude.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca16d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca16d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#renswoude\">Renswoude<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5aa37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df5aa37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0082802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0082802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#rhenen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Rhenen-340x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18716\" alt=\"Food Valley Region Rhenen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Rhenen-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Rhenen-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Rhenen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Rhenen-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Rhenen.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0aa42f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0aa42f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#rhenen\">Rhenen<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"6\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf6dff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cf6dff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c6f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3c6f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#scherpenzeel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Scherpenzeel-340x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18718\" alt=\"Food Valley Region Scherpenzeel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Scherpenzeel-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Scherpenzeel-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Scherpenzeel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Scherpenzeel-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Scherpenzeel.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc6a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fc6a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#scherpenzeel\">Scherpenzeel<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"7\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64752a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64752a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd662e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bd662e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#veenendaal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Veenendaal-340x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18720\" alt=\"Food Valley Region Veenendaal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Veenendaal-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Veenendaal-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Veenendaal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Veenendaal-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Valley-Region-Veenendaal.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a512ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a512ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/welcome-to-the-food-valley-region\/#veenendaal\">Veenendaal<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"8\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 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