List of regions of the Netherlands
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The regions of the Netherlands provides links to both regions and subregions of the Netherlands.
Regions
[edit]The regions of the Netherlands are divided into the North, South, West and East Netherlands.
Official regions
[edit]Many regions in the Netherlands are officially defined by certain regulations of organizations.
First level NUTS of the European Union
[edit]NUTS-1 Regional divisions as used by the European Union:[1]
- Region NL1 (North Netherlands): Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe
- Region NL2 (East Netherlands): Overijssel, Gelderland, Flevoland
- Region NL3 (West Netherlands): Utrecht, North Holland, South Holland, Zeeland
- Region NL4 (South Netherlands): North Brabant, Limburg
Unofficial multi-country regions
[edit]- De Duffelt
- Euregio Enschede-Gronau
- Euregio Benelux Middengebied
- Ems Dollart Region
- Frisia
- Kempen
- Maasland
- Meuse-Rhine Euroregion
- Rhine-Meuse-North Euroregion
- Rhine-Waal Euroregion
- Scheldemond Euroregion
Unofficial multi-province regions
[edit]- Bible Belt
- De Biesbosch
- Bollenstreek
- Gelderse Valley
- Groene Hart
- Holland
- Hondsrug
- Peel
- Rijnland
- Rivierengebied
- Schelde- en Maasdelta
- Utrecht Hill Ridge
- Vechtstreek
- Vijfheerenlanden
- West Frisian Islands
Inter-province metropolitan areas
[edit]- Randstad (North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht and Flevoland)
- Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen (Gelderland and Limburg)
Subregions
[edit]The subregions (Dutch: streek or landstreek (plural: (land)streken), literally translating to a combination of 'land/country area/region') are non-administrative area in the Netherlands that can be demarcated on grounds of cohesion with regards to culture or landscape. This means that a landstreek is not bound by provincial or municipal boundaries. Below is a list of all Dutch landstreken with the province(s) in which they are located mentioned between brackets.
A
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- Achterhoek (Gelderland)
- Alblasserwaard (South Holland)
- Ameland (Friesland)
- Amstelland (North Holland)
- Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (North Holland)
B
[edit]- Baronie van Breda (North Brabant)
- Beemster (North Holland)
- Beijerland (South Holland)
- Betuwe (Gelderland)
- Het Bildt (Friesland)
- Bommelerwaard (Gelderland)
- Brabantse Biesbosch (North Brabant)
- Brabantse Stedenrij (North Brabant)
- Brabantse Wal (North Brabant)
D
[edit]- Delfland (South Holland)
- Dokkumer Wouden (Friesland)
- Drechtsteden (South Holland)
- Duurswold (Groningen)
E
[edit]- Eemland (Utrecht)
- Eemvallei (Utrecht)
- Eiland van Dordrecht (South Holland)
- Ellertsveld (Drenthe)
F
[edit]- Fivelingo (Groningen)
- Flevopolder (Flevoland)
- Friese Wouden (Friesland)
G
[edit]- Gaasterland (Friesland)
- Goeree-Overflakkee (South Holland)
- Gooi (North Holland)
- Gorecht (Groningen)
- De Graafschap (Gelderland)
- Graetheide (Limburg)
- Groninger Veenkoloniën (Groningen)
H
[edit]
- Haarlemmermeer (North Holland)
- Halfambt (Groningen)
- Heuvelland (Limburg)
- Hoeksche Waard (South Holland)
- Hollandse Biesbosch (South Holland)
- Hogeland (Groningen)
- Humsterland (Groningen)
- Hunsingo (Groningen)
I
[edit]- IJsselmonde (South Holland)
- IJsseldal (IJsselvallei) (Gelderland)
- Innersdijken (Groningen)
K
[edit]
- Kampereiland (Overijssel)
- Kanaalstreek (Groningen)
- Kennemerland (North Holland)
- Kleistreek (Friesland)
- Kop van Noord-Holland (North Holland)
- Kop van Overijssel (Overijssel)
- Krimpenerwaard (South Holland)
L
[edit]- Land van Altena (North Brabant)
- Land van Cuijk (North Brabant)
- Land van Heusden (North Brabant)
- Land van Heusden en Altena (North Brabant)
- Land van Maas en Waal (Gelderland)
- Langewold (Groningen)
- Langstraat (North Brabant)
- Liemers (Gelderland)
- Lopikerwaard (Utrecht)
M
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- Maasland (North Brabant) (North Brabant)
- Maasplassen (Limburg)
- Marne (Groningen)
- Marnewaard (Groningen)
- Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch (North Brabant)
- Menterne (Groningen)
- Mergelland (Limburg)
- Middag (Groningen)
- Midden-Limburg (Limburg)
- Midden-Zeeland (Zeeland)
- Middenveld (Drenthe)
- Montferland (Gelderland)
N
[edit]- Neder-Betuwe (Gelderland)
- Noord-Beveland (Zeeland)
- Noordenveld (Drenthe)
- Noordoostpolder (Flevoland)
O
[edit]
- Oldambt (Groningen)
- Ommelanden (Groningen)
- Oostelijk Flevoland (Flevoland)
- Oostelijke Mijnstreek (Limburg)
- Oosterambt (Groningen)
- Oostergo (Friesland)
- Oostermoer (Drenthe)
- Over-Betuwe (Gelderland)
P
[edit]- Plateau van Margraten (Limburg)
- Prins Alexanderpolder (South Holland)
- Purmer (North Holland)
R
[edit]
- Rheiderland (Groningen)
- Rijk van Nijmegen (Gelderland)
- Rijnmond (South Holland)
- Rivierenland [nl] (Gelderland)
- Rolderdingspel (Drenthe)
- Rottumeroog (Groningen)
- Rottumerplaat (Groningen)
S
[edit]
- Salland (Overijssel)
- Schermer (North Holland)
- Schieland (South Holland)
- Schiermonnikoog (Friesland)
- Schouwen-Duiveland (Zeeland)
- Sint Philipsland (Zeeland)
- South Beveland (Zeeland)
- South Limburg (Limburg)
- Southern Flevoland (Flevoland)
- Stellingwerven (Friesland)
- Stichtse Lustwarande (Utrecht)
- De Streek (North Holland)
T
[edit]
- Terschelling (Friesland)
- Texel (North Holland)
- Tielerwaard (Gelderland)
- Tiengemeten (South Holland)
- Tholen (Zeeland)
- Twente (Overijssel)
U
[edit]- Upgo (Groningen)
V
[edit]
- Veluwe (Gelderland)
- Vlieland (Friesland)
- Voorne-Putten (South Holland)
- Vredewold (Groningen)
W
[edit]- Walcheren (Zeeland)
- Waterland (North Holland)
- West-Friesland (North Holland)
- Westelijke Mijnstreek (Limburg)
- Westergo (Friesland)
- Westerkwartier (Groningen)
- Westerlauwers Friesland (Friesland)
- Westerwolde (Groningen)
- Westland (South Holland)
- Wieringen (North Holland)
- Wieringermeer (North Holland)
- Wijdewormer (De Wormer) (North Holland)
Z
[edit]
- Zaanstreek (North Holland)
- Zeelandic Flanders (Zeeland)
- Zevenwouden (Friesland)
- Zoom (North Brabant)
- Zuidenveld (Drenthe)
- Zuiderduintjes (Groningen)
- Zuidplaspolder (South Holland)
- Zuidwesthoek (Friesland)
- Zwijndrechtse Waard (South Holland)
References
[edit]- ^ "Introduction". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2010-08-22.