North Holland

Topography of the province of North Holland

North Holland ( Dutch: Noord -Holland, NH) is one of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. 2009 had 2,646,445 inhabitants NH on an area of ​​2671 km ² (as of 2006).

Geography

North Holland is a peninsula between the North Sea and the IJsselmeer. About half of the area consists of drained areas (polders).

For the province and the island of Texel is one of the Wadden Sea.

History

Archaeological findings show that North Holland (NH) was already inhabited in the period 450-550 AD. In the vicinity of Bloemendaal pots, pitchers and bowls were found from this period that were imported to the findings of archaeologists from the Rhineland. The excavations make it likely that there were trade relations between NH and the Rhineland in the 5th century.

Holland has long been a personal union ( Dutch: personele unie ), consisting of the counties of Hainaut ( Dutch: Hainaut ). , And Zeeland at the time of John II in 1299 during the Eighty Years' War played the province of Holland an important role in the resistance against the Spaniards. After the " Unie van Utrecht " ( Union of Utrecht, 1579) was NH part of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces ( Republiek the zeven Verenigde Provinces ). 1807 Holland was re- divided into the areas Amstel country and Maasland, which remained in place until 1814.

1840, the province was divided into North and South Holland. Only in 1848 could be elected directly by the people through a change in the law the Proven prosecuted ex MPs (Lid van de Staten Provenciale ). 1919 women's suffrage was introduced.

Was established in 1962 the " Provenciale Actie Commissie Noord- Holland" ( Proven ring road action of the Commission of North Holland, PAC ) and the " Algemene Nederlandse Drankbestrijder Organisatie " ( General Dutch organization against alcohol abuse, ANDO ), a merger with the " Nederlandsche Vereniging tot afschaffing van Alkoholhoudende Dranken " ( Dutch Association for the Abolition of alcoholic beverages, NV). 2003, the PAC and the connected thereto organizations were reinstated.

Economy

  • 2009 NH had 60 communities
  • 2007, the commercial area 12,071 hectares
  • 2008 204.117 companies were located in NH. Which for farming and fisheries: 6958. Industry and construction: 31 066. For commercial and non-commercial service companies: 166 093 and others.
  • Tourism: In 2009 there were 218 museums in NH.

Regions

In North Holland following regions can be distinguished:

  • West Friesland, the Frisian in the Early Middle Ages the region north-east of Alkmaar. Cities: Hoorn, Enkhuizen, Medemblik and Schagen;
  • Kennemerland, the Geestland behind the dunes between Haarlem and Alkmaar;
  • Waterland, some still watery and marshy region north of Amsterdam;
  • Het Gooi, the area of forests and heaths to Hilversum.

Communities

( Inhabitants on 1 January 2013)

At the former municipalities of the province of North Holland see List of former municipalities in the province of North Holland.

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