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If your Sunday night consists of a date with Netflix and a microwave meal, you’re not alone: About 3 million Dutch adults are single. And if you’re looking for someone to watch Netflix with, your chances of finding that person largely depend on where you live. In that sense, dating is like real estate: it’s all about location, location, location.
While there are many factors that make it possible and impossible to find a date , we can’t ignore the fact that your geographic location matters. If you live in the middle of the Drenthe fields and have to travel 20 kilometers for your groceries, you’ll probably have a bit more trouble finding a match than if you live in the heart of Utrecht . Living in a bad location not only makes it harder to meet new people, meeting someone you really like is even harder.
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15 Dutch cities with most matches
A recent study by dating app happn clearly shows the importance of your location. Certain locations attract certain people and singles seem to be mainly in the big cities. The location-based dating app has mapped out the Dutch cities where singles crush the most on the app – when two passers-by give each other a like. The Dutch cities where singles match the most are these:
- Amsterdam
- Rotterdam
- Utrecht
- The Hague
- Groningen
- Eindhoven
- Breda
- Nijmegen
- the Bosch
- Tilburg
- Arnhem
- Haarlem
- Zwolle
- To lead
- Leeuwarden
The best hotspots
To help you out, the hotspots have been mapped out for five cities – the places where most potential dates occur. These are the places in each city where singles meet each other the most. If you live in Utrecht, Den Bosch, Arnhem, Leiden or Zwolle, you can’t miss these places.
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Utrecht
In the Domstad, one of the most famous streets of the city center is number one: the Voorstraat is the place where most Crushes take place. In addition to this well-known shopping street, Utrecht Central Station is also a date hotspot in the date, just like the Griftpark. To round off the top five places for Utrecht, you can also try the Oude Gracht or Janskerkhof .
the Bosch
The station is a place where many paths cross and we see that in the date hotspot of Den Bosch. Just like in Utrecht, the Central Station appears to be a location where singles know how to find each other. Other places where the singles from Den Bosch bump into each other are the Bossche Markt and the Korte Putstraat. Locations number four and five can be found outside the city center, namely the Zuiderpark and the Bossche Broek.
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Arnhem
In Arnhem the park is popular, especially Park Sonsbeek. This is the hotspot for Arnhem singles to be this summer. And here too: the Central Station is in second place. Other places where singles can meet are the Korenmarkt, the Fashion Quarter and the Immerloo Park.
To lead
In Leiden they also seem to like the outdoors, because there the Rembrandtpark / Molenseput is the hotspot, but also the Haarlemmerstraat and Leiden Centraal are good alternatives. As the well-known student city it is no surprise that Leiden University is also mentioned as a popular location where singles know how to find each other.
Zwolle
When it comes to crossing paths with a potential date, Park De Wezenlanden is number one in Zwolle. This is the location where Overijssel singles like each other the most. Other places in Zwolle that can crown themselves as a date hotspot are the Diezerstraat, Zwolle Central Station and the Open University of Zwolle.
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