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Is Rotterdam in Holland or in the Netherlands?
Rotterdam is a city in South Holland. But since Holland is a part of The Netherlands, both answers are correct.
Is Holland considered part of Netherlands?
Yes, Holland is a region in the Netherlands. However, the Netherlands is made up of twelve provinces, including North Holland and South Holland. So while Holland is part of the Netherlands, the two terms are not synonymous.
What continent is Holland a part of?
There is a South Holland and a North Holland province in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is in Europe.Holland is a province (actually two provinces) of the Netherlands, a country located in Europe (the Netherlands itself is sometimes also referred to as Holland).
What is the name of the western part of the Netherlands?
The western part of the Netherlands is often referred to as Holland. Holland actually exists out of two provinces, North and South Holland. People often refer to the Netherlands as Holland, which is ofcourse not right, it's just 2 out of the 12 provinces.
Is Holland in the city of Amsterdam?
No, the city of Amsterdam is in the province of North Holland (or Noord-Holland in Dutch), in the country of the Netherlands.
What part of the Netherlands is known as Holland?
The whole of Netherlands is sometimes referred to as Holland. However, the original area that was Holland makes up two provinces of Netherlands which are North and South Holland. They are located on the West Coast of the Netherlands. See the link below.
What continent is Holland in?
Holland (a part of the Netherlands) is located in the continent of Europe.
When did Holland change its name to the Netherlands?
it never really was changed. Holland is just another name for The Netherlands!!!! edit: In fact it was the other way around (more or less) Before 1814, this is when The Kingdom of the Netherlands was grounded, the people in the western part of nowadays Netherlands called themselves Hollanders. Since most foreigners met only sailors from this area they believed everybody living between Germany, France and the Northsea were Hollanders. So Holland became a part of The Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1814, there are still 2 provinces in the western part of the Netherlands called North-Holland and South-Holland, which are the 2 most important provinces based on the amount of citizens and global companies, Amsterdam the capital is in North-Holland, Rotterdam with the greatest harbor in the world and The Hague, the city where the government is settled are in South-Holland.
What is the location of holland?
Holland is a region in the Netherlands, though the name Holland is often incorrectly used to refer to all of the Netherlands. It is in western Europe, to the west of Germany and the north of Belgium, across the North sea from England.
Is Holland in Belginm?
No, Holland is part of The Netherlands.
Is holland in Amsterdam?
Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands and of Noord Holland (a province in the Netherlands). The Netherlands is often mistakenly called Holland, as Holland is in fact just a region of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is in that part of the Netherlands. -Haarlem is the capital of the province of Noord- Holland.
Difference between Holland and Nederland?
"Holland" is a region of the Netherlands. The Holland region is the area inbetween Rotterdam and the peninsula above Amsterdam. These days, it's divided into two provinces, North Holland and South Holland.
