Bible belt of the Netherlands
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The Bible Belt of the Netherlands is a predominantly conservative Protestant region stretching across the country, known for its strong religious observance and traditional social values.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dutch Bible Belt | 2 |
| Bible Belt (Netherlands) | 1 |
| Bible belt of the Netherlands canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
religious region ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic |
higher fertility rates than national average
ⓘ
lower secularization than national average ⓘ |
| dominantDenomination |
Reformed Protestantism
ⓘ
orthodox Calvinism ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bible belt of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Bible Belt
|
| hasCharacteristic |
high proportion of Christian schools
ⓘ
high proportion of church members ⓘ presence of Christian political organizations ⓘ presence of orthodox Protestant media ⓘ |
| includesPartOf |
Gelderland
ⓘ
Overijssel ⓘ South Holland ⓘ Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeeland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high church attendance
ⓘ
large orthodox Protestant families ⓘ social conservatism ⓘ strong religious observance ⓘ traditional social values ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Netherlands ⓘ |
| notableMunicipality |
Barneveld
ⓘ
Bunschoten ⓘ Katwijk NERFINISHED ⓘ Opheusden ⓘ Staphorst NERFINISHED ⓘ Urk ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible belt of the Netherlands
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Bible Belt
|
| politicalOrientation |
Christian democratic
ⓘ
socially conservative ⓘ |
| politicalStrongholdOf |
Christian Union
ⓘ
surface form:
ChristianUnion
Reformed Political Party ⓘ |
| religiousMajority | Protestantism ⓘ |
| socialCharacteristic |
opposition to abortion
ⓘ
opposition to euthanasia ⓘ skepticism toward same-sex marriage ⓘ strict Sunday observance ⓘ traditional gender roles ⓘ |
| stretchesFrom | Zeeland ⓘ |
| stretchesTo | Overijssel ⓘ |
| typicalReligiousGroup |
Reformed churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Congregations
Reformed Congregations (Gereformeerde Gemeenten) ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands
Restored Reformed Church ⓘ orthodox wing of Protestant Church in the Netherlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bible Belt (Netherlands)
subject surface form:
Bible Belt of the Netherlands
this entity surface form:
Dutch Bible Belt
subject surface form:
Bible Belt of the Netherlands
this entity surface form:
Dutch Bible Belt