Jelka van Houten

Jelline Floriska "Jelka" van Houten (Dutch pronunciation: [jɛˈlinə floːˈrɪskaː ˈjɛlkaː vɑn ˈɦʌutən]; born 1 September 1978) is a Dutch actress. She played in Dutch films, musicals, and television series. She also played Sabine in the British TV series Fresh Meat.

She won a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award twice, in 2006 for her role in the musical Turks fruit and in 2010 for her role in the musical Dromen... zijn bedrog.

Early life and education

Jelline Floriska van Houten was born on 1 September 1978 in Culemborg in the Netherlands. She is daughter of Margje Stasse and the writer and broadcaster Theodore van Houten. She is the younger sister of actress Carice van Houten.

She later studied production design at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam.

Acting career

While studying at the Film and Television Academy, Van Houten made her film debut as an obsessed killer in Liefje (2001).

She has been nominated for a Gouden Notekraker. The jury who nominated her said that "her surprising début holds a lot in store for the future".

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Van Houten

Van Houten (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑn ˈɦʌutən]) is a Dutch surname.

The name literally means "from Houten" which refers to the town of Houten in the Netherlands. In 1947, there were 2,736 people with this surname in the Netherlands and 4,283 people in 2007.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

Jelka

Jelka (Hungarian: Jóka) is a large village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 123 metres and covers an area of 32.658 km². It has a population of about 3,908 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Jelka became part of the Great Moravia, in 11th century part of Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1237. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops entered the area following case-fire agreements with western powers. Later, newly created independent Hungary acknowledged full Czechoslovak sovereignty in their borders internationally by the Treaty of Trianon, apart of Hungary and Czechoslovakia signed also by France, Britain and USA. Hugarians respected their word until 1938, when, as agreed with Hitler, Jelka once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. Hungary managed to keep this award until 1945 when Czechoslovak administration restored. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Houten

Houten [ˈɦɔutə(n)] ( pronunciation ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.

Population centres

The municipality consists of the following towns:

Houten (town)

The main town in the municipality is Houten, a commuter town about 9 km southeast of Utrecht. On 1 January 2012, the town had 48,314 (CBS) inhabitants. The built-up area was 5.08 km² (1.96 sq mi) in area, and contained 18,451 residences. The slightly larger statistical district of Houten had a population of about 39,100 in 2004.

History of Houten

Remains of a Roman villa have been found in the old centre of Houten, made visible in a street pattern. There used to be a Roman villa on that spot. This building was discovered in the fifties. In the Dark Ages Houten took shape as a rural centre. The area of the municipality of Houten was divided in the so-called 'gerechten' (districts). The names of these districts are still in use: Schonauwen, Wulven, Waijen, Heemstede.

A lot of elements in present-day Houten are reminders of its history. Prominent in the old centre 'Het Oude Dorp' are the Roman Catholic Church (1884) and the Protestant Church (1563). The first accounts of this church date from the ninth century, the oldest parts of the church are probably from the eleventh century. Another prominent building is the restaurant/cafe 'De Engel', already mentioned in the 16th century as a tavern.

Former access roads to the old centre are still recognisable by their names, such as the 'Odijkseweg' and 'Loerikseweg'. Houten had many orchards, but few have survived.