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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.
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∙ 10y agoPeople often call the Netherlands Holland, but this is actually wrong. Netherlands is the country and Holland is just a region of the Netherlands. See the related question below.
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Which country is known as 'land of tulips'?
The Netherlands, once known as Holland.
What region does the Netherlands belong to?
No region is informally known as the Netherlands. You may be thinking of Holland. Holland is often incorrectly used to refer to the Netherlands. Holland is just an area in the Netherlands, not the whole country. So you could say that the Netherlands is informally known as Holland, but it is wrong to call it that, as they refer to different things.
What continent is Holland in?
Holland (a part of the Netherlands) is located in the continent of Europe.
Are the Netherlands part of the United Kingdom?
No they are not ! The Netherlands (formerly known as Holland) are on the European mainland - bordered by Belgium and Germany.
Is Holland in Belginm?
No, Holland is part of The Netherlands.
What is Holland known as?
The Netherlands .
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 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.
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).
Are the Netherlands part of Asia?
Uhm no, the Netherlands is also known as Holland. It's called the Netherlands but tourists and foreigners also call it Holland what is a wrong hame actually.Netherlands is in Europe, between Belgium, Germany and the Northsea.
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.
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.
