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North Holland
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| Provincie Noord-Holland Province of North Holland |
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| Capital | Haarlem | ||||
| Largest city | Amsterdam | ||||
| Queen's Commissioner | Mr. H.C.J.L. (Harry) Borghouts | ||||
| Religion (1999) | Protestant 10% Catholic 20% Jewish 0,75% |
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| Area • Land • Water |
2.670 km² (6th) 1.421 km² |
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| Population (2006) • Total • Density |
2.606.584 (2nd) 976/km² (2nd) |
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| Anthem | Ik houd van het groen in je wei | ||||
| ISO | NL-NH | ||||
| Official website | www.noord-holland.nl | ||||
North Holland (Dutch: Noord-Holland, pronunciation , West Frisian: Noôrd-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. Its capital is Haarlem. Other cities include the country's capital Amsterdam, Hilversum, Den Helder, Alkmaar, Zaandam and Hoorn.
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North Holland forms a peninsula between the North Sea and the IJsselmeer. More than half of the province consists of reclaimed land in the form of polders and is below sea level. The island of Texel is also part of North Holland. North Holland makes up one region of the International Organization for Standardization world region code system, having the code ISO 3166-2:NL-NH.
The province North Holland was formed in 1840, when the province Holland was split in to a northern and southern part (South Holland). In 1940, the islands Vlieland and Terschelling were ceded to the province Friesland. In 1950, the former island Urk was ceded to the province Overijssel. In the time of the United Provinces the province of Holland was known as the province of Holland and West-Friesland. This represented the conquest of West-Friesland in the early medieval age. The coat of arms of North-Holland still shows this and is a combination of the coats of Holland and Friesland.
North Holland is divided into 61 municipalities (local government areas):
* Municipalities of West Friesland
West Friesland is a region that is part of North Holland (not of the province of Friesland). It consists of the municipalities Alkmaar, Andijk, Drechterland, Enkhuizen, Harenkarspel, Heerhugowaard, Hoorn, Koggenland, Langedijk, Medemblik, Niedorp, Opmeer, Schagen, Stede Broec and Wervershoof.
- Website of the Province (in Dutch)
- North Holland - Basic Information
- Map of Province
- Provincial Tourist Board
- Pictures from North Holland
- Haarlem Shuffle
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Aalsmeer · Alkmaar · Amstelveen · Amsterdam · Andijk · Anna Paulowna · Beemster · Bennebroek · Bergen · Beverwijk · Blaricum · Bloemendaal · Bussum · Castricum · Den Helder · Diemen · Drechterland · Edam-Volendam · Enkhuizen · Graft-De Rijp · Haarlem · Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude · Haarlemmermeer · Harenkarspel · Heemskerk · Heemstede · Heerhugowaard · Heiloo · Hilversum · Hoorn · Huizen · Koggenland · Landsmeer · Langedijk · Laren · Medemblik · Muiden · Naarden · Niedorp · Oostzaan · Opmeer · Spanbroek · Ouder-Amstel · Purmerend · Schagen · Schermer · Stede Broec · Texel · Uitgeest · Uithoorn · Velsen · Waterland · Weesp · Wervershoof · Wieringen · Wieringermeer · Wijdemeren · Wormerland · Zaanstad · Zandvoort · Zeevang · Zijpe |
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| See also: Netherlands · Provinces · Municipalities | |
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| Drenthe • Flevoland • Friesland • Gelderland • Groningen • Limburg • North Brabant • North Holland • Overijssel • South Holland • Utrecht • Zeeland |
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