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Recurring event · Biennial

PlattelandsParlement (Dutch Rural Parliament)

Netherlands

Rural life and depopulationDemocratic innovationNetwork meetingNational

National day of the Netherlands' small villages, convened by the LVKK, a network of provincial associations supporting some 4,000 village organisations and village halls (dorpshuizen). It brings active residents together with provincial and national politicians and officials in a debate led by residents and in workshops on housing, transport or meeting places. It moves to a different province each edition and is free. Tension: in 2024 it was held in the provincial house and opened by a provincial executive, a closeness that may soften criticism of rural policy.

Organised by
LVKK (Landelijke Vereniging voor Kleine Kernen), federación de las asociaciones provinciales de pueblos pequeños y casas de pueblo
Frequency
Biennial · usual months: November
Continuity
Still held
Usual venue
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch
Website
www.lvkk.nl ↗
Last reviewed
21 October 2026

Editions on record

Editions announced by the organiser are recorded. What is expected is deduced from the frequency and the usual months, and marked as an estimate.

7 November 2026Rural life and depopulation

PlattelandsParlement 2026: Dorpen doen 't

Venue to be announced · Utrecht, Netherlands

Edition on Saturday 7 November 2026 in the province of Utrecht, exact venue to be announced, under the motto "villages do it".

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