where is Holland???

Question

for school we have to find out where holland is on the map plz send a website to where i can find it!!

Answer 1

Holland is to be used colloqually for the Netherlands.
Have a look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:EU_location_NED.png

@Alwin E: I'm sorry, but the northernmost province of the Netherlands is Groningen, not North-Holland. And the capital of the province North-Holland is Haarlem, the capital of the province South-Holland is The Hague.
But you're right that the capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam and the seat of the government is The Hague (official: 's Gravenhage, short form: Den Haag)

I know, little country but confuse construction - but an adorable country!
;o)

Answer 2

Holland is the informal name of the Netherlands. Actually meant are the 2 western provinces, which were 1 in origin: Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland (like north-holland and south-holland). These are 2 of the 12 provinces the Netherlands has. There is a good chance that your teacher actually means to find the Netherlands on the map. Pretty cool if you can tell more about this difference. But, I'm sure most Dutch people do not know this difference. Even Dutch people call their country Holland (which is the Dutch word for it as well).
Funny thing, when I was in the US for a while someone asked me, when I told him I was from the Netherlands: "oh wow, isn't that near to Holland?".

Answer 3

You'll never find Holland on a map as there's no such country...look for (the) Netherlands instead...

Holland is but two provinces of the Netherlands. It's like everyone saying "England" when they mean Great Britain.

Answer 4

Holland is the northernmost province of the Netherlands in Europe. Its capital, and also the state capital of the Netherlands, is Amsterdam, while the seat of the Dutch (common word for "netherlandian") government is Den Haag, or "The Hague" in English. Most people use the word Holland when they are talking about the Netherlands, but this is wrong. Do a Google maps search on Amsterdam, and zoom and pan around, and it'll show you all.

Answer 5

Wikipedia is your friend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands

...And contrary to what the poster below said, Netherlands and Holland are NOT the same thing. Holland is a part of the Netherlands, much like England is a part of the United Kingdom, Normandy is a part of France, and Ohio is a part of the USA.

Answer 6

It's also called the Netherlands and it's in northern Europe under Denmark and above Belgium.

Answer 7

in a holy land...