Regions of the Netherlands

Holland is a geographical region and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th century, Holland proper was a unified political region within the Holy Roman Empire as a county ruled by the counts of Holland. By the 17th century, the province of Holland had risen to become a maritime and economic power, dominating the other provinces of the newly independent Dutch Republic.

Noordoostpolder (; ) is a polder and municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Formerly, it was also called Urker Land. Emmeloord is the administrative center, located in the heart of the Noordoostpolder.

The Randstad (; "Rim City" or "Edge City") is a roughly crescent- or arc-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands, that includes almost half the country's population. With a central-western location, it connects and comprises the Netherlands' four biggest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht), their suburbs, and many towns in between, that all grew and merged into each other. Among other things, it includes the Port of Rotterdam (the world's busiest seaport outside Asia), the Port of Amsterdam (Europe's fourth-busiest seaport), and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Europe's fourth-busie

Schouwen-Duiveland () is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands province of Zeeland. The municipality has 33,737 inhabitants (1 January 2016) and covers an area of (of which is water).

Noord-Beveland (; "North Beveland") is a municipality and region in the southwestern Netherlands and a former island, now part of the Walcheren-Zuid-Beveland-Noord-Beveland peninsula. Noord-Beveland is enclosed by the Oosterschelde estuary to the north, and the former straits, now combined lake, of Veerse Meer and Zandkreek to the south. As part of the Delta Works, dams have connected Noord-Beveland to Walcheren and Zuid-Beveland.

255px|thumb|Map of Goeree-Overflakkee, June 2015 255px|thumb|Satellite image of the Scheldt delta. The island of Goeree-Overflakkee (1) is only partly shown. Goeree-Overflakkee () is a delta island and an administrative municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands, with a population of 50,589. It is the largest island by land area in the Netherlands after the man-made Flevopolder.

Walcheren () is a region and former island in the Dutch province of Zeeland at the mouth of the Scheldt estuary. It lies between the Eastern Scheldt in the north and the Western Scheldt in the south and is roughly the shape of a rhombus. The two sides facing the North Sea consist of dunes and the rest of its coastline is made up of dykes. Middelburg, the provincial capital, lies at Walcheren's centre. Vlissingen, to the south, is the main harbour and the third municipality is Veere.

geographic region

Twente ( , Tweants dialect: Tweante) is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic tribe that settled in the area and was mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus. The region's borders are defined by the Overijssel region of Salland in the northwest and west (the river Regge roughly defines the western border), the German County of Bentheim in the northeast and east (the river Dinkel roughly defines the eastern border) and the Gelderland region

thumb|Heath on the Renderklippen nearby Heerde.

Vijfheerenlanden (; ), is a municipality in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The municipality was created on 1 January 2019 through the merger of the former municipalities of Vianen (Utrecht), Leerdam and Zederik (both South Holland). Vijfheerenlanden has 59,150 inhabitants on 1 January 2022.

The Achterhoek (; ) is a cultural region and COROP area in the Eastern Netherlands. Its name (meaning "rear-corner") is geographically appropriate because the area lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland and therefore in the east of the Netherlands, protruding into Germany. The Achterhoek lies at the east of the IJssel. On the other sides, it borders Germany to the southeast and the province of Overijssel to the northeast.

region in North Holland, Netherlands

Zuid-Beveland (; "South Beveland") is part of the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands north of the Western Scheldt and south of the Eastern Scheldt.

parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean

thumb|Maps of de Kempen (Belgium and the Netherlands) thumb|Nature reservation "de Teut" in the Campine municipality of Zonhoven, on the southern edge of the Campine. thumb|Map showing location of the Hoge Kempen National Park, at the southeastern extremity of the Campine. thumb|The natural regions of Belgium. Campine continues into the Netherlands, not shown here. The Campine () or Kempen () is a natural region situated chiefly in north-eastern Belgium and parts of the south-eastern Netherlands which once consisted mainly of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands. It encompasses

Salland (; Low Saxon: Sallaand) is a historical dominion in the west and north of the present Dutch province of Overijssel. Nowadays Salland is usually used to indicate a region corresponding to the part of the former dominion more or less to the west of Twente.

national park in the Netherlands

thumb|The dunes of Kennemerland as they have been since the Kennemers lived there. Kennemerland () is a coastal region in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It includes the sand dunes north of the North Sea Canal, as well as the dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park.

The Zaan () is a small river in the province of North Holland in the northwestern Netherlands and the name of a district through which it runs. The river was originally a side arm of the IJ bay and travels through the municipalities of Zaanstad ("Zaan City") and Wormerland north of Amsterdam, from West-Knollendam in the north to Zaandam in the south, where it empties into the IJ.

historical and geographical region in the Netherlands

island in the Netherlands

thumb|Map of Groningen and Ommelanden The '''''' (; ) are the parts of the Dutch province of Groningen that surround Groningen city. Usually mentioned as synonym for the province in the expression ("city and surrounding lands").

rural area in the Netherlands

island in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands

thumb|The medieval region of Rheiderland (in red) which straddles the border in northwest Germany and northeast Netherlands.

thumb|Aerial view of Flevopolder

thumb|225px|right|Satellite image of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, showing the island of Voorne-Putten (4 and 5) Voorne-Putten () is an island between the North Sea, the Brielse Meer and the rivers Oude Maas, Spui and Haringvliet in the province of South Holland. Voorne-Putten consists of the two former islands Voorne (the larger, western part) and Putten (the smaller, eastern part). It used to be separated by the river Bernisse which silted up, uniting the two islands. It has 160,000 inhabitants (2008). Recently the riverbed has been dredged, and the two islands have been reformed.

region in Limburg, the Netherlands

thumb|300px|The Hoogstraatje in Groningen (province)|Groningen, the northernmost [[hill of the Hondsrug]] thumb|450px|Cross-section

area of Overijssel, Netherlands

thumb|The Gooi en Vechtstreek region as it is currently defined by the Dutch government, 2017 thumb|Gooiland map drawn between 1725 and 1734 by Reinier and Joshua Ottens thumb|Historic map of the Gooi The Gooi ( ) is an area around Hilversum, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a slightly hilly area characterised by its green landscape, its historical charm, the wealth of its inhabitants and its villas. The Gooi is known in the country as the home of the rich and famous.

thumb|Windmills at Kinderdijk in the northwest of the Alblasserwaard

right|thumb|300px|A map showing location of Haaglanden. Parts of this article have been translated from the Dutch version of this page

metropolitan area in the Netherlands

right|300px|thumb|Map of Amstelland

a ridge of low sandhills in the province of Utrecht and North Holland in the Netherlands

region in the Netherlands

bog area on the border of the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg

part of the Duchy of Brabant

metropolitan region in North Holland and Flevoland, the Netherlands

thumb|Location of Rijnmond, with the municipality of Rotterdam and the other municipalities in green

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region in North Brabant, Netherlands

region in the Netherlands

thumb|250px|Nijenrode Castle, located near the river Vecht The Vechtstreek (; ) is a region in the Dutch provinces of Utrecht and North Holland along the Vecht River between the towns of Utrecht and Amsterdam. Located in the economic heartland of the Netherlands, it is known for its natural environment and history. The Vechtstreek is known for its many vestiges of the Dutch Golden Age, including castles, homes, parks and tea houses. They bear witness to the greatness and wealth of that period, the important commercial role played by the Vecht River and the area's history as a residential area

area of security cooperation in the Netherlands

thumb|right|250px|Three Drecht cities: Zwijndrecht (left), Papendrecht (top), and Dordrecht (right). The Drechtsteden (; Dutch for "Drecht cities") are a number of towns and cities bordering each other in the delta area of the rivers Oude Maas, Noord, and Beneden-Merwede in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. These cooperate in the Gemeenschappelijke Regeling Drechtsteden ("joint arrangement Drechtsteden"), which performs common tasks for the municipalities in the field of economy, development, culture, and social assistance. Collectively, a little more than 250,000 people call one of