2006-12-11 19:14:10 · 15 answers · asked by shdtt 4 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Netherlands
Yes and no.
The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces. The two most populous provinces are Noord-Holland (with Haarlem and Amsterdam) and Zuid-Holland (with Rotterdam, The Hague and Leiden). Originally it was one province, but it was split into two to give it a less dominant position. That was in the 1800s.
Nevertheless, it is still the dominant region in the country, and foreigners often use the term Holland for the whole country, just as they mix up England with Great Britain and Great Britain with the UK.
Moreover, the northern half of my country, Belgium, was part of The Netherlands until 1831, and always remained Dutch-speaking (except the federal district of Brussels, which is officially bilingual). It is still known as the Southern Netherlands, or Flanders.
2006-12-11 19:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by ixlnxs 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No,no,no!! So many people seem to mix that up. Holland is part of the Netherlands. The Netherlands has 12 provinces. 2 of them are called North Holland and south Holland, the other 10 are called different. Which means that only that part on the coast line may be called Holland,but is only a small part of what is called the Netherlands.
2006-12-12 06:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Netherlands is the official name. The country has 12 provinces. The two provinces with the most people and the biggest cities are called: North-Holland and South-Holland. This is also where Amsterdam and Rotterdam are.
Saying Holland is is a bit like saying England when you refer to the United Kingdom as a whole.
Most Dutch people don't mind though...
2006-12-15 00:37:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holland is the call of an factor of The Netherlands. There are 2 provinces: North Holland and South Holland. And those are on the west coast of the rustic named "Kingdom of The Netherlands" So, in case you circulate to the eastern element of The Netherlands, you could not say which you have visited Holland.............. to end this rationalization: the folk of The Netherlands are Dutch, and so is the language. (to not be perplexed with Deutsch, on account it is German) i'm Dutch (eastern section)
2016-12-11 07:30:52 · answer #4 · answered by motato 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name of the country is the Netherlands meaning land below sea level. Holland is actually either North or South Holland two provinces where most manufacturing takes place. Made in Holland means then either in North Holland or South Holland.
2006-12-12 12:25:43 · answer #5 · answered by William E 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Negative. Holland is the name given to two provinces (out of 12) found in the Netherlands, "Zuid Holland" and "Noord Holland" (Pronounced "Zauwd-Hollahnd" and "Nortd Hollahnd"). The Netherlands is the enitre nation!
Hope this has helped,
S.O.
2006-12-13 01:52:27 · answer #6 · answered by Jean-Paul J 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, although I think that more correct is Netherlands, cause Holland is name of one region in Netherlands, but for foreigners is common to use word Holland for whole country. So both would be correct.
2006-12-11 19:22:38 · answer #7 · answered by Jelena L. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES. The Netherlands is often referred to by the name Holland also.
2006-12-11 21:37:53 · answer #8 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, most think so I used to myself but Netherlands is the country, Holland is a section of the Netherlands, which is where Amsterdam is located.
2006-12-11 19:21:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
ixlnxs is absolutely correct. I could´t have said it better.
The Netherlands is the name of the country.
Holland are two provinces of The Netherlands, Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland.
2006-12-12 05:42:41 · answer #10 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋