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Dutch Flock to Beaches, Squares for Solar Eclipse; At Least One Marriage Proposal

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The Netherlands looked up en masse to witness the near-total solar eclipse on Wednesday evening. Large groups of people gathered on beaches, squares, and other open spaces throughout the country.

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Many Dutch people watched the largest solar eclipse of the past few decades with their mouths agape. Among other places, people flocked to the coast to see how nearly 90 percent of the sun was covered by the moon. "It looks like a moon giving off light. This is truly very special," said a woman on the beach at Petten. The coast was a popular spot to view the spectacle, as the sun was low in the west during the eclipse. There were traffic jams on…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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It was still tense in Santander: as the moon had slowly moved in front of half the sun, the sun and moon sank behind suddenly lifting clouds.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Applause took place in multiple locations at the peak of the solar eclipse on Wednesday evening. This occurred at the Museumplein in Amsterdam and the Zuiderstrand in The Hague, among other places, reporters on the scene observed.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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It was already necessary to have some confidence in the answer to choose such a set. On Wednesday 12 August in the evening, thousands of people had invested the Royal Square of Peyrou, in Montpellier. Venus to attend one of the most expected astronomical events of the summer, the solar eclipse, another surprise awaits them. Folded camping chairs, tablecloths installed for picnics and protective glasses on the nose, small and large had made an ap…

The Montpellieran public was doubly dazzled, Wednesday 12 August in the evening, Place du Peyrou. Coming to the eclipse, thousands of people were entitled to a marriage proposal.

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Het Parool broke the news on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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