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| Province of North Holland | |
| Capital | Haarlem |
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| Residents | 2.813.466 (2017) |
| surface | 4,091.76 km² |
| website | www.noord-holland.nl/ |
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The province North Holland lies in the northwest of the Netherlands. It consists largely of an elongated peninsula between the North Sea, the Wadden Sea and the IJsselmeer. In the south it borders on the provinces South Holland and Utrecht, in the east to the province Flevoland and in the north over the closure dike to the province Fryslân. The capital is Haarlem. The province had 2,741,369 inhabitants on December 31, 2013, which is the largest city Amsterdam.
Regions
The province of Noord-Holland is divided into six regions, which, however, have no administrative tasks. These in turn are subdivided into cooperation bodies between the different municipalities. In Germany that would correspond to the circles.
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places
Amsterdam, Capital of the Netherlands, is the largest city in the province, Haarlemis the second largest and capital of the province of Noord-Holland. More big cities are Zaanstad, Haarlemmermeer, Alkmaar, Hilversum and Amstelveen.
After the reform at the beginning of 2013, the province still has a total of 53 municipalities: Aalsmeer, Alkmaar, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Beemster, Mountains, Beverwijk, Blaricum, Bloemendaal, Bussum, Castricum, The hero, Diemen, Drechtland, Edam-Volendam, Enkhuizen, Graft-De Rijp, Haarlem, Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, Haarlemmermeer, Heemskerk, Heemstede, Heerhugowaard, Heiloo, Hilversum, Hollands Kroon, Hoorn, Huizen, Koggenland, Landsmeer, Langedijk, Laren, Medemblik, Muiden, Naarden, Oostzaan, Opmeer, Ouder-Amstel, Purmerend, Beating, Schermer, Stede Broec, Texel, Uitgeest, Uithoorn, Velsen, Waterland, Weesp, Wijdemeren, Wormerland, Zaanstad, Zandvoort and Zeevang.
Other goals
- Stelling van Amsterdam Fortress belt around Amsterdam with 48 forts. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- West Frisians Omringdijk A 126 km long ring dike that has been protecting the historic West Friesland region since the 13th century. The dike runs along the cities Medemblik, Hoorn, Enkhuizen and Beating.
- Zaanse Schans Information center, Schansend 7, Tel: 075-681 00 00. Open: Mon-Sun 9 am-5pm. 1.1. and 25.12. closed.
background
Holland was the main province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (1588-1795). In 1795 the Batavian Republic was proclaimed. After a coup in 1798, the historical provincial borders were fundamentally changed. The republic was divided into eight departments with the same population as possible. Holland was divided into
- the department of Texel
- the department of the Amstel
- the department of the Delf
The department of the Scheldt and Meuse and the department of the Rhine were also partly on Dutch territory.
The new division did not prove itself, after which 1801 the department of Holland was installed with the old provincial borders of Holland. In 1806 the Batavian Republic was replaced by the Kingdom of Holland. A year later, the department of Holland was subdivided into the departments of Amstelland (corresponds to Noord-Holland) and Maasland (corresponds to Zuid-Holland). After the Kingdom of Holland had become part of the French Empire in 1810, Amstelland came to Utrecht as the Zuyderzée - Zuiderzee - and Maasland was renamed the Bouches-de-la-Meuse - mouths of the Meuse.
After the French left the Netherlands in 1813, the division remained unchanged. In the Basic Law of 1814, the departments were replaced by provinces or regions. The Zuiderzee and the mouths of the Meuse were united in the province of Holland.
The new province received two governors in 1814 corresponding to the former departments of Amstelland and Maasland. Vlieland and Terschelling came back to Holland from Friesland, but the Dutch areas south of the Meuse remained with Noord-Brabant.
In order to weaken the dominance of Holland, it was divided into North and South Holland when the constitution was changed in 1840. In 1942 the German occupiers added the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling to the province of Friesland.
A not insignificant part of North Holland is the West Friesland region. This is a part that originally belonged to Friesland before the Almere was developed into the Zuiderzee. For many centuries the West Frisians opposed the "incorporation" into the county of Holland, which was ultimately carried out. West Friesland has been dated since the 13th century West Frisians Omringdijk (West Frisian ring dike) limited. The naming of the province of Fryslân and the Wadden Islands as "West Friesland" or "West Frisian Islands", which is customary in Germany, does not correspond to the historical and geographical conditions. Incidentally, the island of Texel, which has never belonged to either Friesland or West Friesland, but even has Dutch town charter (1415), is included in a group where it simply does not belong. The Dutch name Wadden Islands is much more correct.
language
In Noord-Holland, Dutch is the official language. Although most Dutch people learn German and English at school, one has to bear in mind that not every Dutch person speaks German. German is not a favored foreign language, especially among young people. In addition, the Dutch find it arrogant when spoken to in German in restaurants, on the street or in shops. You could then be quickly avoided by very conservative Dutch people. Most Dutch people speak English very well, however. So first make yourself understandable with English. It also helps to learn small snippets or sentences of Dutch before you travel. You will be credited for it.
People also like to listen in the Netherlands Dag say Daach (= hello) and a Dead ziens speak dead siens (= goodbye). Other words are Thank you wel say Dangkië wèll (= thank you) and a So it was running speak alsiëblieft (= please be nice).
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- The old towns of Alkmaar, Enkuizen and Hoorn
- The open air museum Zaanse Schans
- The Dutch capital Amsterdam
- The island Texel
activities
kitchen
Some typical Dutch recipes areto be found here in the Koch-Wiki.
nightlife
security
climate
Noord-Holland has a distinct maritime climate that rarely allows real extreme values. But there is often a strong wind. The province generally has moderate temperatures in summer and mostly not particularly low temperatures in winter. It is characterized by the large amount of sun in spring and early summer, especially at the sea. There and on Texel are the sunniest places in the country.
