| 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% | ||||
| Area • Land • Water | 2,670 km² (6th) 1,421 km² | ||||
| Population (2006) • Total • Density | 2,606,584 (2nd) 976/km² (2nd) | ||||
| 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 located in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The flag of Noord-Holland ( Dutch:vlag van Noord-Holland is the official flag of North-Holland. A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipalities having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional in the past usually Harlem in English is a city in the Netherlands. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The King's Commissioner (Commissaris van de Koning is the head of a Province in the Netherlands, who is chairman of both the Provinciale Staten (PS the Henricus Cornelius Johannes Lodewijk "Harry" Borghouts (born 7 February 1943) is the Queen's Commissioner in the province North Holland A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in Music theory and religious contexts or more generally a song (or composition of ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname This article is about the dialect as spoken in the north of North Holland the Netherlands The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Its capital is Haarlem. in the past usually Harlem in English is a city in the Netherlands. The largest city is Amsterdam. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Other cities include Hilversum, Den Helder, Alkmaar, Zaandam and Hoorn. is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. For the place with the same name in Commewijne District of Suriname, see Alkmaar (Suriname. Zaandam ( is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received city rights Hoorn ( West Frisian: Hoorn) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland.
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Geography
North Holland is a head-shaped peninsula between the North Sea and the IJsselmeer. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. IJsselmeer (sometimes translated as Lake IJssel, alternative international spelling Lake Yssel) is a shallow lake of 1100 km² in the central Netherlands More than half of the province consists of reclaimed land in the form of polders and is below sea level. A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity meaning it has no connection with The island of Texel is also part of North Holland. Texel is a municipality and an Island in the Netherlands, in the province 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. ISO 3166-2NL is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies tothe Netherlands It covers the 12
History
For more on the history of North Holland in the context of Dutch history, see the history of the Netherlands. The historical period sets in with the Roman Empire, as the parts south of the Rhine were included in the province of Gallia Belgica, and later of The history of this province can also be found in the articles on its constituent elements (e. g. Amsterdam, Haarlem, West Friesland, etc. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west in the past usually Harlem in English is a city in the Netherlands. ) The information here pertains just to North Holland itself. [1]
Before 1795
For most of its history, the modern-day province of North Holland was an integral part of Holland. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of
From the 9th century to the 16th century, Holland was a county ruled by the counts of Holland. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century During this period an area known as West Friesland (now part of North Holland) was conquered and integrated into Holland. For centuries afterwards Holland would be officially called "Holland and West Friesland". The people of West Friesland had (and still have) a strong sense of identity as a region within Holland (and later North Holland).
From the 16th century to 1795, Holland was the wealthiest and most important province in the United Provinces in the Dutch Republic. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "United Netherlands" redirects here For the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" see United Kingdom of the Netherlands. As the richest and most powerful province, Holland dominated the union. During this period a distinction was sometimes made between the "North Quarter" (Noorderkwartier) and the "South Quarter" (Zuiderkwartier), areas that roughly correspond to the two modern provinces. Noorderkwartier (a Dutch word meaning "North Quarter" is an historical term referring to the part of Holland north of the river IJ.
The emergence of a new province (1795 to 1840)
The province of North Holland as it is today has its origins in the period of French rule from 1795 to 1813. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This was a time of bewildering changes to the Dutch system of provinces. In 1795 the old order was swept away and the Batavian Republic was established. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Batavian Republic (Bataafse Republiek was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. In the Constitution enacted on 23 April 1798, the old borders were radically changed. The republic was reorganised into eight departments (departement) with roughly equal populations. Holland was split up into five departments named "Texel", "Amstel", "Delf", "Schelde en Maas", and "Rijn". The first three of these lay within the borders of the old Holland; the latter two were made up of parts of different provinces. In 1801 the old borders were restored when the department of Holland was created. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday This reorganisation had been short-lived, but it gave birth to the concept of breaking up Holland and making it a less powerful province.
In 1807, Holland was reorganised once again. This time the two departments were called "Amstelland" (corresponding to the modern province of North Holland) and "Maasland" (corresponding to the modern province of South Holland). Amstelland is the area along the river Amstel, a river running south from Amsterdam in southern North Holland. Maasland (population 6844 is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. This also did not last long. In 1810, all the Dutch provinces were integrated into the French Empire. Amstelland and Utrecht were amalgamated as the department of "Zuiderzee" (Zuyderzée in French) and Maasland was renamed "Monden van de Maas" (Bouches-de-la-Meuse in French).
After the defeat of the French in 1813, this organisation remained unchanged for a year or so. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common When the 1814 Constitution was introduced, the country was reorganised as provinces and regions (landschappen). Zuiderzee and Monden van de Maas were reunited as the province of "Holland". One of the ministers on the constitutional commitee (van Maanen) suggested that the old name "Holland and West Friesland" be reintroduced to respect the feelings of the people of that region. This proposal was rejected.
However, the division was not totally reversed. When the province of Holland was re-established in 1814, it was given two governors, one for the former department of Amstelland (i. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common e. the area that is now North Holland) and one for the former department of Maasland (i. e. now South Holland). Even though the province had been reunited, the two areas were still being treated differently in some ways and the idea of dividing Holland remained alive. (During this reorganisation the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling were returned to Holland and parts of "Hollands Brabant" (including "Land of Altena") went to North Brabant. Vlieland ( Flylân is a Municipality in the northern Netherlands. Terschelling ( Skylge Terschelling dialect: Schylge) is a Municipality and an Island in the northern Netherlands, one North Brabant ( Dutch: Noord-Brabant,) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country bordered by Belgium The borders with Utrecht and Gelderland were definitively set in 1820. )
When the constitutional amendments were introduced in 1840, it was decided to split Holland once again, this time into two provinces called "North Holland" and "South Holland". Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The need for this was not felt in South Holland or in West Friesland (which feared the dominance of Amsterdam). Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The impetus came largely from Amsterdam, which still resented the 1838 relocation of the court of appeal to The Hague in South Holland.
1840 to today
After the Haarlemmermeer was drained in 1855 and turned into arable land, it was made part of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In exchange, South Holland received the greater part of the municipality of Leimuiden in 1864. Leimuiden is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland.
In 1942, the islands Vlieland and Terschelling went back to the province of Friesland. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vlieland ( Flylân is a Municipality in the northern Netherlands. Terschelling ( Skylge Terschelling dialect: Schylge) is a Municipality and an Island in the northern Netherlands, one Friesland ( West Frisian: Fryslân, Dutch Friesland) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known
In 1950, the former island Urk was ceded to the province of Overijssel. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Urk ( is a Municipality and a Town in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Overijssel (Transiselania is a Province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country
Municipalities
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). |||} All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities ( gemeenten) together 443 (2007 Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. Aalsmeer ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. For the place with the same name in Commewijne District of Suriname, see Alkmaar (Suriname. is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The Government of Amsterdam is the government of the municipality and city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Andijk ( West Frisian: Andìk) is a municipality and a village bordering Lake IJssel in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland Anna Paulowna is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Beemster ( is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Bennebroek ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Bergen ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Beverwijk ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Blaricum is a municipality and village in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Bloemendaal ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Bussum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Castricum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Diemen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands with a population of around 24000 Drechterland ( West Frisian: Drechterland) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region Edam-Volendam is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, consisting of the towns Edam and Volendam Enkhuizen ( West Frisian: Inghúze is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region Graft-De Rijp is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. in the past usually Harlem in English is a city in the Netherlands. Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Harenkarspel ( West Frisian: Harenkarspel) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region Heemskerk ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Heemstede ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Heerhugowaard ( West Frisian: Heerhugoweard Heregeweard or De Weard, Dutch Low Saxon: Heerhugoweerd) is a municipality and a Heiloo is a municipality and a village in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Hoorn ( West Frisian: Hoorn) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Huizen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Koggenland is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. Landsmeer is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Langedijk ( West Frisian: Langedìk is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Medemblik ( West Frisian: Memelik) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region Muiden ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Naarden is a municipality and a town in the Gooi region in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Niedorp ( West Frisian: Nierup) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region Oostzaan is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Opmeer ( West Frisian: Opmar or Obmar) is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland Ouder-Amstel is a Municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Purmerend is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Schagen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Schermer ( West Frisian: Skirmare) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Stede Broec ( West Frisian: Stee Broek) is a Municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and Texel is a municipality and an Island in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Uitgeest is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Uithoorn ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Velsen ( is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Waterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Weesp ʋesp is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Wervershoof ( West Frisian: Werfershouf) is a municipality and a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland Wieringen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Wieringermeer is a municipality and a Polder in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Wijdemeren is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Wormerland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Zaanstad is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Zandvoort ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Zeevang is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Zijpe is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. For the history of West Friesland see West Friesland (historical region[[Image West-Friesland For the history of West Friesland see West Friesland (historical region[[Image West-Friesland Friesland ( West Frisian: Fryslân, Dutch Friesland) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known It consists of the municipalities Alkmaar, Andijk, Drechterland, Enkhuizen, Harenkarspel, Heerhugowaard, Hoorn, Koggenland, Langedijk, Medemblik, Niedorp, Opmeer, Schagen, Stede Broec and Wervershoof. For the place with the same name in Commewijne District of Suriname, see Alkmaar (Suriname. Andijk ( West Frisian: Andìk) is a municipality and a village bordering Lake IJssel in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland Drechterland ( West Frisian: Drechterland) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region Enkhuizen ( West Frisian: Inghúze is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region Harenkarspel ( West Frisian: Harenkarspel) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region Heerhugowaard ( West Frisian: Heerhugoweard Heregeweard or De Weard, Dutch Low Saxon: Heerhugoweerd) is a municipality and a Hoorn ( West Frisian: Hoorn) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Koggenland is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. Langedijk ( West Frisian: Langedìk is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia Medemblik ( West Frisian: Memelik) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region Niedorp ( West Frisian: Nierup) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region Opmeer ( West Frisian: Opmar or Obmar) is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland Schagen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Stede Broec ( West Frisian: Stee Broek) is a Municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and Wervershoof ( West Frisian: Werfershouf) is a municipality and a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland
Regions in North Holland
North Holland has various regions that, for historical or other reasons, have their own identities. Some of these regions are unofficial, ill-defined and sometimes overlapping. Others are official and are part of regional groupings artificially created for various administrative purposes. These regions are not the same as the municipalities.
List of some of these unofficial and official regions in Holland:
- Amstelland (the area around the Amstel)
- Bollenstreek (the flower areas found in both North Holland and South Holland)
- Gooi (usually "Het Gooi")
- IJmond ("The Mouth of the IJ")
- Kennemerland
- Noorderkwartier ("The North Quarter")
- Noordvleugel ("The North Wing")
- Randstad
- Texel
- Vechtstreek ("The Vecht Area")
- Waterland (now effectively the municipality of Waterland)
- West-Friesland (West Friesland)
- Zaanstreek ("The Zaan Area")
Notes
- ^ The information in this section has been drawn from the Dutch article on "Noord-Holland" on the Dutch Wikipedia. Amstelland is the area along the river Amstel, a river running south from Amsterdam in southern North Holland. The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam. Tulpenvelden1JPG|320px|thumb|right|Flower fields in Holland]]The Bollenstreek (Dutch for "Bulb Region" is a region in the Netherlands consisting of areas Het Gooi is the area around Hilversum in the centre of the Netherlands The IJ (sometimes shown on old Maps as " Y " or " Ye " is a River, formerly a Bay, in the Dutch Kennemerland is a region in The Netherlands, near the coast in the province of North Holland. Noorderkwartier (a Dutch word meaning "North Quarter" is an historical term referring to the part of Holland north of the river IJ. ImageRandstad_with_scalepng|400px|thumb|right|Schematic map of the Randstadcircle 528 380 26 Schiphol rect 426 356 498 436 Haarlemmermeer rect 399 166 479 245 Texel is a municipality and an Island in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The Vechtstreek (a Dutch word means the "Vecht Region" Vecht is a Rhine branch in the Dutch Province of Utrecht. It is sometimes called Utrechtse Vecht to avoid confusion with its Waterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. For the history of West Friesland see West Friesland (historical region[[Image West-Friesland For the history of West Friesland see West Friesland (historical region[[Image West-Friesland The Zaan is a small river in the province of North-Holland in The Netherlands. The Zaan is a small river in the province of North-Holland in The Netherlands.
Internal links
External links
- 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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