The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 77 World Heritage Sites in Western Europe. These sites are in 9 countries. There are eight sites which are shared between countries.
The list below uses a definition of Western Europe which includes the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Dave Stallworth
David Anderson Stallworth (December 20, 1941 – March 15, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight seasons and was a member of the New York Knicks' 1969–70 championship-winning team.
Stallworth played for the Knicks from 1965 through 1972 and again in 1974. He later played for the Baltimore/Capitol Bullets from 1972 through 1974. His basketball career began in 1962 and ended in his retirement in 1974.
Stallworth was born in Dallas, Texas. He studied at Wichita State University. Stallworth died on March 15, 2017 in Wichita, Kansas from a heart attack, aged 75.
Gardon d'Alès
The Gardon d'Alès is a river in southeastern France, in the Lozère and Gard departments in the Occitanie region. It is a left tributary of the Gardon river.
The Gardon d'Alès river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of .
The Gardon d'Alès starts in the "commune" of Saint-Privat-de-Vallongue, Lozère department in the Cévennes National Park, at an altitude of about . From here, the river flows in general to the southeast.
The Gardon d'Alès joins the "Gardon d'Anduze" (the name of the upper Gardon or Gard river) between the "communes" Cassagnoles and Vézénobres. to the south of Alès, at an altitude of about .
The Gardon d'Alès flows through the Lozère and Gard departments, in the Occitanie region, and a total of 17 "communes", 12 in the Gard department and 5 in the Lozère department:
The main tributaries, with a length greater than 20 km, of the Gardon d'Alès are the "L'Avène", a left tributary long; and the "Le Galeizon", a right tributary long.
National parks of Ukraine
There are 49 national parks in Ukraine.
Ukraine's national parks are:
Flag of Ukraine
The official Flag of Ukraine is the flag of the European country, Ukraine. It has two horizontal stripes, a blue one and a yellow one.
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company, usually called Sears, is a department store chain with about 600 stores in the United States. The first store opened in 1906. It was the biggest retailer in the country until Walmart had more sales in October 1989.
Sears had to close all 140 of its stores in Canada in 2017. Its 75 stores in Mexico have been operated by Grupo Carso since 1997.
Sears filed for bankruptcy on October 15, 2018.
Arre (river)
The Arre is a river in southeastern France, in the Gard department in the Occitanie region. It is a right tributary of the Hérault river.
The Arre river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of .
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Le Vigan in the Gard department.
Average monthly discharge (m/s) at Le Vigan
The Arre starts in the "commune" of Alzon, Gard department in the Cévennes National Park between the places called "Roc de Berdu", "Boucaret" and "Case Vieille", at an altitude of about . From here, the river flows in general to the east.
The Arre joins, as a right tributary, the Hérault river in the "commune" Roquedur, near the small town of "Pont d'Hérault" ("commune" of Saint-André-de-Majencoules), at an altitude of about .
The river flows through the Gard department, in the Occitanie region, and through a total of 9 "communes": Alzon, Arre, Arrigas, Aumessas, Avèze, Bez-et-Esparon, Molières-Cavaillac, Saint-André-de-Majencoules, Le Vigan.
The only important tributary of the Arre is the "Coudoulous", a left tributary long.
Rotating bolt
Rotating bolt is a method of locking used in firearms. Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse developed the first rotating bolt firearm, the "Dreyse needle gun" in 1836. The Dreyse locked using the bolt handle rather than lugs on the bolt head like the Mauser M 98 or M16. The first rotating bolt rifle with two lugs on the bolt head was the Lebel Model 1886 rifle. The concept has been implemented on most firearms chambered for high powered cartridges since the 20th century.
Tom Lanoye
Tom Emiel Gerardine Aloïs Lanoye (born August 27, 1958 in Sint-Niklaas) is a Belgian writer, poet and columnist.
Lanoye writes novels and playwrights as well as poetry and scenarios.
He got many awards, among them the Constantijn Huygens Prize.
Lanoye is an atheist.
50PLUS
50PLUS, the same in Dutch (shortened "50+"), is a Dutch political party.
50PLUS was established in 2009 and aims at the interests of elder people.
Political leader is vacant (former leaders Liane den Haan, Henk Krol, and Jan Nagel).
Number of seats in the 2021 elections: 1 (-3).
MP Liane den Haan left 50+ on 6 May 2021. Since that time, 50+ has no longer been represented in the House of Representatives.
ChristianUnion
The ChristianUnion, Dutch: "ChristenUnie" (shortened "CU"), is a Dutch political party.
The ChristianUnion is an orthodox Christian democratic party.
It was established in 2001 as a merger of the Reformed Political Alliance (GPV) and the Reformatory Political Federation (RPF).
Political leader is Gert-Jan Segers (former leaders Arie Slob and André Rouvoet).
Number of seats in the 2021 elections: 5 (0).
DENK
DENK (the Dutch word "denk" means "think") is a political party in the Netherlands. The official name is "Political Movement Denk" (Dutch: "Politieke Beweging Denk").
DENK aims at the interests of non-western citizens, and was established in 2015.
Political leader is Farid Azarkan (former leader Tunahan Kuzu).
Number of seats in the 2021 elections: 3 (0).
Forum for Democracy
The Forum for Democracy (Dutch: "Forum voor Democratie". shortened "FVD") is a Dutch political party.
The party was formed on 22 September 2016.
The Forum for Democracy is critical of the current political situation in the Netherlands. The party is right-wing and a national-conservative party. They are strongly against the European Union. They also want more direct democracy in the Netherlands.
The leader of the FVD is Thierry Baudet.
In the 2021 elections, they have won 8 seats (+6) in the House of Representatives.
The FVD group in the House of Representatives split on 13 May 2021. Wybren van Haga and two others MPs left the party and formed the Group Van Haga.
GreenLeft
GreenLeft, Dutch: "GroenLinks" (shortened "GL"), is a Dutch political party.
GreenLeft is a leftist party that supports environmental protection.
It was established in 1989 as a merger of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN), Evangelical People's Party (EVP), Political Party of Radicals (PPR) and Pacifist Socialist Party (PSP).
Political leader is Jesse Klaver (former leaders Jolande Sap and Femke Halsema).
Number of seats in the 2021 elections: 8 (-6).
Labour Party (Netherlands)
The Labour Party, Dutch: "Partij van de Arbeid" (shortened "PvdA"), is a Dutch political party.
The Labour Party is a social democratic party.
It was established in 1946 from a merger of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP), the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB), and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Political leader is Lilianne Ploumen (former leaders Lodewijk Asscher, Diederik Samsom, and Job Cohen).
Number of seats in the 2021 elections: 9 (0).
Party for the Animals
The Party for the Animals, Dutch: "Partij voor de Dieren" (shortened "PvdD"), is a Dutch political party.
The Party for the Animals was established in 2002 and supports animal rights and fights global warming.
Political leader is Esther Ouwehand (former leader Marianne Thieme).
Number of seats in the 2021 elections: 6 (+1).
Reformed Political Party
The Reformed Political Party, Dutch: "Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij" (shortened "SGP"), is a Dutch political party.
The Reformed Political Party is an orthodox Calvinist party.
They are a very conservative party.