Geography of the European Netherlands European part of the country can be split into two areas: the low and flat lands in the west and north, and the higher lands with minor hills in the east and south. The former, including the reclaimed polders and river deltas, make up about half of its surface area and are less than above sea level, much of it actually below sea level. An extensive range of seawalls and coastal dunes protect the Netherlands from the sea, and levees and dikes along the rivers protect against river flooding. The rest of the country is mostly flat; only in the
The German Association of the Holy Land Dormition, which is owned by the Association, was built on a patch of land on Mount Zion gifted by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Afterwards, they began constructing a large hospice for the hundreds of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land. The Association also supported a school for young European and Arab girls. However, its original plan of establishing Catholic settlers in economic colonies in Palestine failed, as they couldn’t find any volunteers. More hospices for pilgrims were raised on patches of land in Emmaus and Tabgha on the Sea of Galilee, which were cultivated with the help of local Bedouins. The