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Why is the Netherlands also called Holland? |
Travel Info Why is the Netherlands also called Holland? Travel Tips There are actually 2 provinces that are Holland, North Holland and South Holland, but other than that, I think the answer is correct. Because most of the economic and political action happens in these 2 provinces, it might be the reason that The Netherlands is also called Holland. To make it more complex: the people (and the language) are called Dutch! Others Holland was historicly the most dominant region of the Netherlands, also the whole country was called Kingdom Holland for a brief period of time under Napoleon. The official name of the country is The Kingdom of the Netherlands at the moment. Holland is actually only one of the provinces of the Netherlands. It's the most important and populous so people used that name too. It's similar to people using England when they mean Great Britain. Update: Well, the differences between the different provinces of the Netherlands are not as pronounced (after all the whole country is smaller than England alone!) but there is cultural differences. I also included a map showing all the different provinces of the Netherlands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/image:nethe... Modified 1 year ago The name Holland stems from holt land ("wooded land"). you can read more about the provinces also at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/holland... |
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