Dutch Province of Zuid Holland

Facts and general information about the Zuid Holland Province of the Netherlands. See also more about Netherlands Skating, more about European Skating, and about Skating World Wide.

NAME IN DUTCH: Provincie Zuid-Holland
NAME IN ENGLISH: South Hollan Province
LOCATION: Coastal region of the Netherlands
CAPITAL CITY: The Hague
LARGEST CITY: Rotterdam
NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES: 52
POPULATION: > 3,700,000

About the Zuid-Holland Province:
- Most populated province of the Netherlands
- One of the most densely populated areas in the world
- Situated on the North Sea
- Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta drains through South Holland into the North Sea
- The Port of Rotterdam is Europe's busiest seaport
- Flower bulb cultivation and other horticulture
- Tourism in historic Delft and seaside resorts

Attractions

Keukenhof Park and Gardens
Spring bulb flowers in April and May. Located in the outskirts of the town of Lisse.
Web Site | Wikipedia |

Windmill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
District with nineteen 18th century windmills that has been designated a UNESCO world heritage site. Most of the windmills are now private homes but the interior of two of them can be visited: the Nederwaard Windmill and the Blokweer Windmill.
- UNESCO Dot Org "Windmill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout" Article
- Kinderdijk Dot Com "UNESCO World heritage" Article

Deltaworks Flood Protection System A series of dikes, dams, levees, sluices, locks, and storm surge barriers to protect the land around the Rhihe-Meuse-Scheldt Delta area in the South Holland and Zealand provinces from the sea.
| Web Site | Holland.com | Wikipedia |

- Hague City
- Noordwijk Coastal Town
- Rotterdam City
- Scheveningen Coastal Town
- Windmills
- Flower Fields of Bulb Flowers

Resources

- Province of Zuid-Holland - Official Web Site
- Holland Dot Com "South Holland Province" Article
- Wikipedia "South Holland Province" Article
- Wikipedia "South Holland Province" Category

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