page_title: Aalsmeer
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Aalsmeer / Culture
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Aalsmeer, stellingmolen De LeeuwEnglish: Aalsmeer, windmill: stellingmolen De Leeuw This is an image of rijksmonument number 6841
context_page_description: Aalsmeer is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its name is derived from the Dutch for eel and lake. Aalsmeer is bordered by the Westeinderplassen lake, the largest open water of the Randstad, and the Ringvaart Canal. The town is located 13 km southwest of Amsterdam.
  The town is sometimes referred to as the flower capital of the world, as the largest flower auction in the world is based in Aalsmeer, along with numerous nurseries and an experimental station for floriculture.
caption: Windmill: stellingmolen De Leeuw
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