Gran Dorado
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Gran Dorado was a holiday villages company based in the Netherlands. Till the merger in 2002, it was the biggest holiday villages company of Europe. Today's owner is the French company Pierre et Vacances, en is merged with the Center Parcs
company.
company. Therefore, the first name of the company was Vendorado. Vendorado Leisure N.V. was founded in 1980, in 1989, the name is changed to Gran Dorado Lesure N.V.
In the beginning of 1996, the company has 6 big holiday villages. In the same year, Gran Dorado takes over another Dutch holiday villages company, called Creatief Vakantieparken. The company immediately grew to a company with 40 holiday villages and around 7500 bungalows, and was by then the biggest holiday villages company of Europe. The two cmpanies are operating 2 years under name Gran Dorado/Creatief, in 1998 the company gets the new name Gran Dorado N.V.
-chain from Scottisch & Newcastle. By that time, the two largest holiday villages companies are in the same hands. Halfway the year, Center Parcs and Gran Dorado are merged together. The Netherlands Competition Authority
does not allow a merger with all 40 holiday villages, so the following was decided:
Note: when nothing is written in either the column "Today's owner" or "Today's name", than the name of owner and park is still the same as in the columns "Name after merger" and "Owner after merger". A * indicates that the holiday village was first owned by Creatief Vakantieparken.
Center Parcs
Center Parcs is a European network of holiday villages incorporating a UK-based company, Center Parcs UK, which runs holiday villages in the United Kingdom and a sister enterprise, Center Parcs Europe, that operates in numerous locations in continental Europe...
company.
History
Gran Dorado Resorts was originally found by the owner of the Dutch chain store company Vendex, famous of the Vroom & DreesmannVroom & Dreesmann
Vroom & Dreesmann is a Dutch chain of department stores founded in 1887 by Willem Vroom and Anton Dreesmann. The first V&D store opened in Weesperstraat in Amsterdam...
company. Therefore, the first name of the company was Vendorado. Vendorado Leisure N.V. was founded in 1980, in 1989, the name is changed to Gran Dorado Lesure N.V.
In the beginning of 1996, the company has 6 big holiday villages. In the same year, Gran Dorado takes over another Dutch holiday villages company, called Creatief Vakantieparken. The company immediately grew to a company with 40 holiday villages and around 7500 bungalows, and was by then the biggest holiday villages company of Europe. The two cmpanies are operating 2 years under name Gran Dorado/Creatief, in 1998 the company gets the new name Gran Dorado N.V.
Merger with Center Parcs
In the beginning of 2002, Pierre & Vacances became the overall owner of the Gran Dorado company. Shortly after that, P&V took over the Center ParcsCenter Parcs
Center Parcs is a European network of holiday villages incorporating a UK-based company, Center Parcs UK, which runs holiday villages in the United Kingdom and a sister enterprise, Center Parcs Europe, that operates in numerous locations in continental Europe...
-chain from Scottisch & Newcastle. By that time, the two largest holiday villages companies are in the same hands. Halfway the year, Center Parcs and Gran Dorado are merged together. The Netherlands Competition Authority
Netherlands Competition Authority
The Netherlands Competition Authority is the competition regulator for the Netherlands.- External links :*...
does not allow a merger with all 40 holiday villages, so the following was decided:
- 5 of the original Gran Dorado-villages will go to Center Parcs
- 1 original Gran Dorado-village will go to RP Holidays
- the remaining 34 villages, of which a large part belonged to Creatief Vakantieparken, will go to Landal Greenparks.
Note: when nothing is written in either the column "Today's owner" or "Today's name", than the name of owner and park is still the same as in the columns "Name after merger" and "Owner after merger". A * indicates that the holiday village was first owned by Creatief Vakantieparken.
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Gran Dorado Domaine de Chodes* | Malmédy Malmedy Malmedy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region, Province of Liège. It belongs to the French Community of Belgium, within which it is French-speaking with facilities for German-speakers. On January 1, 2006 Malmedy had a total population of 11,829... |
Luik | ? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks Landal Greenparks Landal Greenparks is a European network of holiday villages, with locations in Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Switzerland.-Background:... |
Landal Domaine de Chodes | Novasol Vakantieparken | Domaine de Chodes |
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Gran Dorado Domaine Long Pré* | Stavelot Stavelot Stavelot is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Stavelot had a total population of 6,671. The total area is 85.07 km² which gives a population density of 78 inhabitants per km².-History:... |
Ardennes Ardennes The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Domaine Long Pré | ||
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Gran Dorado Village les Gottales* | Trois-Ponts Trois-Ponts Trois-Ponts is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. On January 1, 2006 Trois-Ponts had a total population of 2,445. The total area is 68.90 km² which gives a population density of 35 inhabitants per km². It is situated at the confluence of the... |
Ardennes Ardennes The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Village les Gottales | ||
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Gran Dorado Heilbachsee | Gunderath Gunderath Gunderath is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany... |
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz .... |
1982 | 1984 | Center Parcs Center Parcs Center Parcs is a European network of holiday villages incorporating a UK-based company, Center Parcs UK, which runs holiday villages in the United Kingdom and a sister enterprise, Center Parcs Europe, that operates in numerous locations in continental Europe... |
Center Parcs Park Heilbachsee | Sunparks Sunparks Sunparks is a European Brand of Holiday Villages from Center Parcs Europe. Sunparks runs eight parks: four Belgian Parks, two Dutch Parks and two German Parks. In 2011 Sunparks will take over a third Dutch park from Landal Greenparks.-History:... |
Sunparks Eifel |
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Gran Dorado Hochsauerland | Medebach Medebach Medebach is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Medebach is situated approx. 15 km east of Winterberg, 17 km south-west of Korbach and 45 km north of Marburg.- Neighbouring municipalities:... |
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the... |
1994 | 1994 | Center Parcs | Center Parcs Park Hochsauerland | ||
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Gran Dorado Parc Sandur | Emmen | Drenthe Drenthe Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a... |
1999 | 1999 | Landal Greenparks Landal Greenparks Landal Greenparks is a European network of holiday villages, with locations in Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Switzerland.-Background:... |
Landal Parc Sandur | ||
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Gran Dorado Het Hart van Drenthe* | Zwiggelte Zwiggelte Zwiggelte is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 15 km south of Assen.... |
Drenthe Drenthe Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks Landal Greenparks Landal Greenparks is a European network of holiday villages, with locations in Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Switzerland.-Background:... |
Landal Het Hart van Drenthe | Hogenboom Vakantieparken | Hogenboom Het Hart van Drenthe |
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Gran Dorado Het Land van Bartje* | Ees | Drenthe Drenthe Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Het Land van Bartje | ||
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Gran Dorado Hunerwold State | Wateren Wateren Wateren is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 22 km west of Assen.... |
Drenthe Drenthe Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a... |
? | 1997 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Hunerwold State | ||
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Gran Dorado Ameland State* | Nes Nes, Ameland Nes is the second largest village on the island of Ameland, one of the West Frisian Islands and part of the Netherlands.It constitutes as the main village of the eastern, roman-catholic part of Ameland. In the past, the catholic Amelanders ran into many conflicts with the Western, protestant... |
Friesland Friesland Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Ameland State | ||
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Gran Dorado Vitamaris* | Schiermonnikoog Schiermonnikoog Schiermonnikoog is an island, a municipality, and a national park in the northern Netherlands. Schiermonnikoog is one of the West Frisian Islands, and is part of the province of Friesland.... |
Friesland Friesland Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Vitamaris | ||
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Gran Dorado De Berkenhorst* | Kootwijk | Gelderland Gelderland Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,... |
1975 | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal De Berkenhorst | ||
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Gran Dorado De Groene Heuvels* | Ewijk Ewijk Ewijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Beuningen, and lies about 7 km north of Wijchen.Ewijk was a separate municipality until 1984, when it was merged with Beuningen.... |
Gelderland Gelderland Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal De Groene Heuvels | Hogenboom Vakantieparken | Hogenboom De Groene Heuvels |
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Gran Dorado De Veluwse Hoevegaerde | Putten Putten Putten is a municipality and a town in Gelderland province in the middle of the Netherlands. In 2007 it had a population of 23,024.Putten is surrounded by a great variety of landscapes. To the east of Putten lies the Veluwe, the biggest national park of the Netherlands... |
Gelderland Gelderland Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,... |
? | 1997 | Landal Greenparks | Landal De Veluwse Hoevegaerde | ||
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Gran Dorado Klein Ruwinkel* | Scherpenzeel | Gelderland Gelderland Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Klein Ruwinkel | ||
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Gran Dorado Landgoed ’t Loo | Oldebroek Oldebroek Oldebroek is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands and it has almost 6000 inhabitants.-Population centres:Bovenveen, Eekt, Hattemerbroek, Kerkdorp, 't Loo, Mullegen, Noordeinde, Oldebroek, Oosterwolde, Posthoorn, Voskuil and Wezep.-Sport:... |
Gelderland Gelderland Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,... |
1997 | 1997 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Landgoed ‘t Loo | ||
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Gran Dorado Natuurdorp Suyderoogh* | Lauwersoog | Groningen Groningen (province) Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Natuurdorp Suyderoogh | ||
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Gran Dorado Aerwinkel* | Posterholt Posterholt Posterholt is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Roerdalen.Posterholt merged with the municipalities Montfort and Sint Odiliënberg in 1991, and the new municipality changed its name to Ambt Montfort three years later.The local soccer team, PSV'35, has... |
Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Landgoed Aerwinkel | ||
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Gran Dorado De Lommerbergen | Reuver Reuver Reuver is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beesel, about 10 km south of the city of Venlo.-References:... |
Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to... |
1968 | 1997 | Landal Greenparks | Landal De Lommerbergen | ||
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Gran Dorado De Schatberg | Sevenum Sevenum Sevenum is a town in the province Limburg in the southeastern Netherlands. Until 2010, it was also the name of the municipality comprising the towns of Sevenum, Kronenberg and Evertsoord.- Location :... |
Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to... |
? | 1997 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Domein de Schatberg | ||
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Gran Dorado Het Roekenbosch* | Blitterswijck | Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Het Roekenbosch | ||
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Gran Dorado Loohorst | America | Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to... |
1981 | 1981 | CenterParcs | Center Parcs Park Loohorst | Sunparks | Sunparks Limburgse Peel |
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Gran Dorado Reevallis* | Vijlen Vijlen Vijlen is a village in the South-East part of the Dutch province Limburg. The village is constituted of a number of hamlets, among which Mamelis, Camerig, Harles and Cottessen. Including these hamlets, Vijlen has around 1500 inhabitants and is part of the municipality of Vaals... |
Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Reevallis | ||
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Gran Dorado ‘t Vosseven* | Stramproy Stramproy Stramproy is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Weert.Stramproy was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Weert.-External links: Map of the former municipality, around 1868.... |
Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal ‘t Vosseven | eigen beheer | Bospark ‘t Vosseven |
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Gran Dorado Weeterbergen | Weert Weert Weert is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands. As of 2010, Weert had a population of 48,405. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.- Population centres :* Altweerterheide... |
Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to... |
1985 | 1985 | RP Holidays | Roompot Weeterbergen | ||
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Gran Dorado De Vers* | Overloon Overloon Overloon, mun. Boxmeer, is a village in the Netherlands in the province of North Brabant. It is best known as the site of the National Museum of War and Resistance of the Netherlands, and for a World War II battle that occurred around the village in September and October 1944.As a result most of... |
Noord-Brabant | ? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal De Vers | ||
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Gran Dorado Duc de Brabant* | Diessen Diessen Diessen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.Diessen was a separate municipality until 1997, when it was merged with Hilvarenbeek.... |
Noord-Brabant | ? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Duc de Brabant | ||
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Gran Dorado Het Vennenbos* | Hapert | Noord-Brabant | 1970 | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Het Vennenbos | ||
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Gran Dorado Beach Park Texel* | De Koog | Noord-Holland | ? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Beach Park Texel | ||
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Gran Dorado Golf & Beach Resort Ooghduyne | Den Helder Den Helder Den Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula... |
Noord-Holland | ? | 1999 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Ooghduyne | ||
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Gran Dorado Bosch en Zee* | De Koog | Noord-Holland | ? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Bosch en Zee | Hogenboom Vakantieparken | Hogenboom Bosch & Zee |
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Gran Dorado Zandvoort | Zandvoort Zandvoort Zandvoort is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.Zandvoort is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach, bordered by coastal dunes... |
Noord-Holland | 1989 | 1989 | Center Parcs | Center Parcs Park Zandvoort | Sunparks | Sunparks Zandvoort aan Zee |
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Gran Dorado Beulaeke Haven* | Wanneperveen Wanneperveen Wanneperveen is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 4 km west of Meppel.... |
Overijssel Overijssel Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Beulaeke Haven | / | Waterpark Beulaeke Haven |
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Gran Dorado De Elsgraven* | Enter | Overijssel Overijssel Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Landgoed de Elsgraven | ||
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Gran Dorado De Vlegge* | Sibculo | Overijssel Overijssel Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal De Vlegge | ||
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Gran Dorado De Witte Bergen | IJhorst | Overijssel Overijssel Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede... |
? | 1997 | Landal Greenparks | Landal De Witte Bergen | ||
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Gran Dorado Resort Haamstede* | Burgh-Haamstede | Zeeland Zeeland Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about... |
? \ | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Resort Haamstede | ||
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Gran Dorado Villapark Livingstone* | Burgh-Haamstede | Zeeland Zeeland Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about... |
? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal Villapark Livingstone | ||
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Gran Dorado De Koornmolen* | Zevenhuizen Zevenhuizen - Hamlets :*Zevenhuizen, Bunschoten, hamlet in Bunschoten, Utrecht*Zevenhuizen, Eemsmond, hamlet in Eemsmond, Groningen*Zevenhuizen, Franekeradeel, hamlet in Franekeradeel, Friesland*Zevenhuizen, Heeze-Leende, hamlet in Heeze-Leende, North Brabant... |
Zuid-Holland | ? | 1996 | Landal Greenparks | Landal de Koornmolen | ||
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Gran Dorado Port Zélande | Ouddorp | Zuid-Holland | 1990 | 1990 | Center Parcs | Center Parcs Port Zélande |