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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.
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Is the country Netherlands in the western or eastern hemisphere?
Yes the Netherlands (AKA Holland) is part of mainland Europe.
Where is Netherlands Europe located?
What the hell is Netherlands Europe??? The Netherlands are in the North West part of Western Europe.
What is the official name for the country sometimes known as Holland?
Holland is a name in common usage given to a region in the western part of the Netherlands. The term Holland is also frequently used to refer to the whole of the Netherlands.
Is Dutch in Spain?
"Dutch" is not the name of a place. It is the name of the people of the Netherlands and the name of the language they speak. The Netherlands is a country in western/northern Europe.
Where is the country Netherlands?
This is the other name for Holland In western Europe
Is Finland part of the Netherlands?
No, Finland is not part of the Netherlands. Finland is its own independent country located in Northern Europe, while the Netherlands is a separate country located in Western 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 German name for Netherlands?
The German name for Netherlands is " Die Niederlande" Sometimes the Netherlands are also called "Holland", which is incorrect, since Holland is only a small part of the Netherlands.
What was the name of the country the in western part of Persia?
Libya was the most western.
How did Holland get its name?
Holland is the western region of the Netherlands bordering the North Sea: its name is a corruption of Holzland or wooded land.
Is Holland the continent of the Netherlands?
No. Most of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including the "Seven Provinces" is part of the continent of EUROPE, Western Europe to be exact. It is north of France & Belgium, east of the United Kingdom (across the North Sea), and west of Germany.However, as a legacy of its colonial empire, the Netherlands still has control of Dutch Antilles and St. Maarten which are both part of the Caribbean (and therefore part of the continent of North America).Holland is the name for two provinces of the Seven Provinces. It is a subdivision of the Netherlands.
Were does the Netherlands get its name from?
the Netherlands means low-lying lands, since the Netherlands lies for a part below the sea level. The Dutch name for the Netherlands is Nederland and that means low-lying LAND, because it is one country.
