South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. It is one of the most densely populated and industrialised of the provinces. Neighbouring provinces are Zeeland to the southwest, North Brabant to the southeast, Gelderland to the east, Utrecht to the northeast and North Holland to the north. Image File history File links This article is about the province of the Netherlands. ... Image File history File links - Map South Holland, cropped from http://commons. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Location of Zeeland in the Netherlands Zeeland is a province of the Netherlands. ... North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west. ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Jan Kamminga Area  - Total  - % water 2nd 5137 km²  ?% Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 4th 1,966,929 379/km² Anthem Ons Gelderland For the historical duchy also called Gelderland, see Guelders Gelderland (English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern... Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country. ... North Holland: (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. ...

It contains the major cities of The Hague (Den Haag or 's-Gravenhage) (the seat of government of the country and the seat of the International Court of Justice) and Rotterdam. Leiden, Delft and Gouda have town centers with many 17th-century buildings. Rotterdam has one of the world's largest harbours. Zoetermeer is a very new city, most of it is created in the year 1970. Other New Towns are Capelle aan den IJssel, Hellevoetsluis and Spijkenisse, all three situated in the vicinity of Rotterdam. Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Leiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden) is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. ... Delft City Hall (Stadhuis) Delft is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). ... Goudas 15th Century Town Hall Flag of Gouda Gouda (population 71,797 in 2004) is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Zoetermeer (population: 115,913 in February 2005) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Capelle aan den IJssel (population: 65,354 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Hellevoetsluis (population: 40,164 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Spijkenisse (population: 75,170 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ...

South Holland makes up one region of the International Standards Organisation world region code system, having the code ISO 3166-2:NL-ZH. Logo of the International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO or Iso) is an international standard-setting body made up of representatives from national standards bodies. ... ISO 3166-2 codes for Netherlands cover the 12 Provinces of the Netherlands. ...

Rivers and other bodies of water include Nieuwe Maas, Nieuwe Waterweg, Oude Maas, Haringvliet, Hollands Diep. Satellite image of the northwest part of the Rhine-Meuse delta showing river Nieuwe Maas (n). ... Satellite image of the northwest part of the Rhine-Meuse delta showing the Nieuwe Waterweg (t) The Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway) is a ship canal in the Netherlands from het Scheur (a branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta) west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook... The Haringvliet is a large inlet of the North Sea, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Hollands Diep is a wide river in the Netherlands and an estuary of the Rhine and Meuse river. ...

History

The province South Holland was formed in 1840, when the province Holland was split into a northern (North Holland) and southern part. Since then, South Holland has ceded three municipalities to the province of Utrecht: Oudewater in 1970, Woerden in 1989, and Vianen in 2002. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... North Holland: (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. ... Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Woerden is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vianen is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Municipalities

South Holland is divided into 86 municipalities) (before 2004: 91) (here with shopping evenings in parentheses, and links to maps in brackets): A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Customs and regulations for shopping hours (times that shops are open) vary from country to country. ...

Bulb fields in Lisse

1. Alblasserdam [1]
2. Albrandswaard [2]
3. Alkemade (Roelofarendsveen: fr) [3]
4. Alphen aan den Rijn (fr) [4]
5. Barendrecht [5]
6. Bergambacht [6]
7. Bergschenhoek [7]
8. Berkel en Rodenrijs [8]
9. Bernisse [9]
10. Binnenmaas
11. Bleiswijk [10]
12. Bodegraven [11]
13. Boskoop [12]
14. Brielle [13]
15. Capelle aan den IJssel [14]
16. Cromstrijen [15]
17. Delft (fr) [16]
18. Den Haag - including Scheveningen (th)
19. Dirksland [17]
20. Dordrecht [18]
21. Giessenlanden [19]
22. Goedereede [20]
23. Gorinchem [21]
24. Gouda [22]
25. Graafstroom
26. 's-Gravendeel
27. Hardinxveld-Giessendam [23]
28. Hellevoetsluis [24]
29. Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht [25]
30. Hillegom (th) [26]
31. Jacobswoude [27]
32. Katwijk (th, except Hoornes and Rijnsoever: fr) [28]
33. Korendijk [29]
34. Krimpen aan den IJssel [30]
35. Leerdam [31]
36. Leiden (th, except Merenwijk: fr) [32]
37. Leiderdorp (fr) [33]
38. Leidschendam-Voorburg [34]
39. Liemeer [35]
40. Liesveld
41. Lisse (th) [36]
42. Maassluis [37]
43. Middelharnis [38]
44. Midden-Delfland (until 2004 Maasland and Schipluiden}
45. Moordrecht [39]
46. Nederlek [40]
47. Nieuw-Lekkerland [41]
48. Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel [42]
49. Nieuwkoop [43]
50. Noordwijk (th) [44]
51. Noordwijkerhout (fr) [45]
52. Oegstgeest (fr) [46]
53. Oostflakkee [47]
54. Oud-Beijerland [48]
55. Ouderkerk [49]
56. Papendrecht [50]
57. Pijnacker-Nootdorp (Nootdorp: fr)
58. Reeuwijk [51]
59. Ridderkerk [52]
60. Rijnsburg (fr) [53]
61. Rijnwoude [54]
62. Rijswijk [55]
63. Rotterdam - including Hoek van Holland (fr)
64. Rozenburg [56]
65. Sassenheim (th)
66. Schiedam [57]
67. Schoonhoven [58]
68. Sliedrecht [59]
69. Spijkenisse [60]
70. Strijen [61]
71. Ter Aar [62]
72. Valkenburg (fr)
73. Vlaardingen [63]
74. Vlist [64]
75. Voorhout (fr)
76. Voorschoten (fr) [65]
77. Waddinxveen [66]
78. Warmond
79. Wassenaar [67]
80. Westland (until 2004 De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen)
81. Westvoorne [68]
82. Zederik [69]
83. Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle [70]
84. Zoetermeer (th) [71]
85. Zoeterwoude [72]
86. Zwijndrecht - including Heerjansdam [73], [74]

On 1 January 2004 the municipalities De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen have been merged to a new municipality Westland, and Maasland and Schipluiden to another one, Midden-Delfland. nl:Afbeelding:GemeentenZuid-HollandNrs. ... Image File history File links Description: Bulb fields in Lisse Source: photo taken by User:Deepak Date: 15th June 2005 Permission: User:Deepak released it on 24th July 2005 under CC-BY-SA-2. ... Image File history File links Description: Bulb fields in Lisse Source: photo taken by User:Deepak Date: 15th June 2005 Permission: User:Deepak released it on 24th July 2005 under CC-BY-SA-2. ... Keukenhof in Lisse Lisse (population: 22,061 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Alblasserdam (population: 18,386 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Albrandswaard (population: 19,607 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Alkemade (population: 14,481 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Alphen aan den Rijn (population: 70,477 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Barendrecht (population: 37,257 as of 1-1-2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Bergambacht (population: 9,280 in 2004) is a village in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Bergschenhoek (population: 15,870 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Berkel en Rodenrijs (population: 17,535 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Bernisse (population 12,684 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Binnenmaas (population: 19,245 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Bleiswijk (population: 10,449 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Flag of Bodegraven Bodegraven (population: 19,478 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Flag of Boskoop Boskoop (population: 15,225 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Brielle, also called Den Briel, (population: 15,948 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Capelle aan den IJssel (population: 65,354 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Cromstrijen (population: 13,027 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Delft City Hall (Stadhuis) Delft is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). ... This article is about the city in the Netherlands; there is also a region known as (the) Hague in France. ... Scheveningen is part of Den Haag. ... Dirksland (population: 8,269 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ... Giessenlanden (population: 14,359 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Goedereede (population: 11,544 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Gorinchem (population: 34,623 in 2004), also called Gorkum, is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Goudas 15th Century Town Hall Flag of Gouda Gouda (population 71,797 in 2004) is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Graafstroom (population: 9,697 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... s-Gravendeel (population: 8,875 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Hardinxveld-Giessendam (population: 17,828 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Hellevoetsluis (population: 40,164 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht (population: 22,966 in 2004) is a village in the western Netherlands. ... Hillegom (population: 20,588 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Jacobswoude (population: 10,692, 2004/01/01) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Katwijk (population: 41,822 in 2004) is a coastal village in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Korendijk (population: 11,019 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Krimpen aan den IJssel (population: 29,046 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Leerdam (population: 21,050 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Leiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden) is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. ... Leiderdorp (population: 26,182 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near to the city of Leiden. ... Leidschendam-Voorburg (population: 73,832 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Liemeer (population: 6,713 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Liesveld (population: 9,724 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Keukenhof in Lisse Lisse (population: 22,061 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Church of Maassluis Maassluis (population: 32,847 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Middelharnis (population: 17,450 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Midden-Delfland (population : 17,072 in 2004) is a municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Moordrecht (population: 8,110 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Nederlek (population: 14,831 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Nieuw-Lekkerland (population: 9,539 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (population: 22,344 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Nieuwkoop (population: 11,092 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Noordwijk (population: 24,452 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Noordwijkerhout (population: 15,092 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Oegstgeest (population: 21,188 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Oostflakkee (population: 10,126 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Oud-Beijerland (population: 23,366 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Ouderkerk (population: 8,095 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Papendrecht (population: 30,914 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, along the River Beneden Merwede. ... Pijnacker-Nootdorp (population: 37,696 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Reeuwijk (population: 12,860 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Ridderkerk (population: 45,528 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Rijnsburg (population: 14,941 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Rijnwoude (population: 18,986 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Jaagpad street in Rijswijk Rijswijk ( listen), also Ryswick in English (population: 47,693 in 2004) is a suburb of The Hague in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Hoek van Holland (literally Corner of Holland, but known in English as Hook of Holland) is a town in South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Satellite image of the Rhine-Meuse delta showing the island of Rozenburg (10). ... Sassenheim (population: 14,829 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Schiedam is a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Schoonhoven (population: 12,303 in 2004) is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Sliedrecht (population: 23,837 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Spijkenisse (population: 75,170 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Strijen (population: 9,312 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Flag of Ter Aar Ter Aar (population: 9,010 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Valkenburg (population: 3,813 in 2004) is a village in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Vlaardingen is a city in South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Vlist (population: 9,803 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Voorhout (population: 14,792 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Voorschoten (population: 22,505 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Waddinxveen (population: 26,304 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland. ... Warmond (population: 4,977 in 2004) is a village in the western Netherlands, north of Leiden in the province of South Holland. ... Wassenaar (population: 25,506 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Westland (population: 97,270 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Westvoorne (population: 14,265 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Zederik (population: 13,546 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle (population: 10,198 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Zoetermeer (population: 115,913 in February 2005) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Zoeterwoude (population: 8,526 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Zwijndrecht is a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, opposite Dordrecht. ... Zwijndrecht is a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, opposite Dordrecht. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Westland (population: 97,270 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Midden-Delfland (population : 17,072 in 2004) is a municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. ...

Possibly Sassenheim, Voorhout and Warmond will be merged in the future. Probably this will be on 1 January 2006. The provisional new name is Teylingen. Sassenheim (population: 14,829 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Voorhout (population: 14,792 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Warmond (population: 4,977 in 2004) is a village in the western Netherlands, north of Leiden in the province of South Holland. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Probably Sassenheim, Voorhout and Warmond will be merged on 1 January 2006. ...

Links to municipalities arranged according to location

 Hillegom Lisse Noordwijk Katwijk Leiden Alphen aan den Rijn Wassenaar Voorschoten Bodegraven Leidschendam-Voorburg The Hague Zoetermeer Gouda Rijswijk Nootdorp Delft Capelle aan den IJssel Westland Vlaardingen Schiedam Rotterdam Hellevoetsluis Spijkenisse Barendrecht Zwijndrecht Dordrecht Sliedrecht Gorinchem 

Hillegom (population: 20,588 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Keukenhof in Lisse Lisse (population: 22,061 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Noordwijk (population: 24,452 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Katwijk (population: 41,822 in 2004) is a coastal village in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Leiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden) is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. ... Alphen aan den Rijn (population: 70,477 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Wassenaar (population: 25,506 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Voorschoten (population: 22,505 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Flag of Bodegraven Bodegraven (population: 19,478 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Leidschendam-Voorburg (population: 73,832 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ... Zoetermeer (population: 115,913 in February 2005) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Goudas 15th Century Town Hall Flag of Gouda Gouda (population 71,797 in 2004) is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Jaagpad street in Rijswijk Rijswijk ( listen), also Ryswick in English (population: 47,693 in 2004) is a suburb of The Hague in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Pijnacker-Nootdorp (population: 37,696 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Delft City Hall (Stadhuis) Delft is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). ... Capelle aan den IJssel (population: 65,354 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Westland is the name of several places: Netherlands: Westland, South Holland New Zealand: Westland, New Zealand United Kingdom: Westland, Shetland United States of America: Westland, Michigan Westland, Ohio Westland, Oregon Westland, Pennsylvania Westland, Texas Westland, Virginia Fiction: Westland (Sword of Truth) Westland Aircraft is a British aircraft manufacturer and part... Vlaardingen is a city in South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Schiedam is a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Hellevoetsluis (population: 40,164 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Spijkenisse (population: 75,170 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Barendrecht (population: 37,257 as of 1-1-2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Zwijndrecht is a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, opposite Dordrecht. ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ... Sliedrecht (population: 23,837 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Gorinchem (population: 34,623 in 2004), also called Gorkum, is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ...

Islands

(from north to south and from west to east, with municipalities)

• Rozenburg
  • Rozenburg [75]
  • part of Rotterdam (Botlek [76], Europoort [77], Maasvlakte [78])
• IJsselmonde
  • part of Rotterdam
  • Albrandswaard [79]
  • Barendrecht [80]
  • Ridderkerk [81]
  • Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht [82]
  • Zwijndrecht [83], [84]
• Voorne-Putten
  • Westvoorne [85]
  • Brielle [86]
  • Hellevoetsluis [87]
  • Bernisse [88]
  • Spijkenisse [89]
• Hoeksche Waard (the six municipalities are possibly merged in 2005 or 2006)
  • Oud-Beijerland [90]
  • Binnenmaas
  • 's-Gravendeel
  • part of Korendijk [91]
  • Cromstrijen [92]
  • Strijen [93]
• Eiland van Dordrecht [94]
  • Dordrecht
• Goeree-Overflakkee [95]
  • Goedereede
  • Dirksland
  • Middelharnis
  • Oostflakkee.
• Tiengemeten
  • part of Korendijk [96]

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Subdivisions

There are four official regions [97]:

• Zuid-Holland Zuid [98]
  • Drechtsteden [99]
    • Alblasserdam, Dordrecht, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Papendrecht, Sliedrecht, Zwijndrecht, 's-Gravendeel
  • the rest of the Hoeksche Waard (see above) and Tiengemeten
  • Goeree Overflakkee (see above)
• Zuid-Holland West
  • Haaglanden [100], w:nl:Stadsgewest Haaglanden;
    • Delft, Den Haag, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Midden-Delfland, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Rijswijk, Wassenaar, Westland, Zoetermeer.
  • Leidse regio [101]; for a little map showing the municipalities see [102], p.4);
    • Alkemade, Leiden, Leiderdorp, Oegstgeest, Voorschoten, Zoeterwoude
  • Duin- en Bollenstreek [103]; for a little map showing the municipalities see the link above;
    • Hillegom, Katwijk, Lisse, Noordwijk, Noordwijkerhout, Rijnsburg, Sassenheim, Valkenburg, Voorhout, Warmond
• Zuid-Holland Oost (Rijn&Gouwestreek [104] + De Waarden) [105]; see also Midden-Holland [106]
  • Krimpenerwaard
    • Bergambacht, Nederlek, Schoonhoven, Vlist, Ouderkerk
  • Alblasserwaard-Vijfheerenlanden
    • Giessenlanden, Gorinchem, Graafstroom, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Leerdam, Liesveld, Nieuw-Lekkerland, Zederik.
  • Rijnstreek
    • Ter Aar, Alphen aan den Rijn, Jacobswoude, Liemeer, Nieuwkoop, Rijnwoude
  • Gouwestreek
    • Bodegraven, Boskoop, Gouda, Moordrecht, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Reeuwijk, Waddinxveen, Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle
• Rijnmond [107], also called Stadsregio Rotterdam [108]; see also w:nl:Stadsregio Rotterdam
  • Albrandswaard, Barendrecht, Bergschenhoek, Berkel en Rodenrijs, Bernisse, Bleiswijk, Brielle, Capelle aan den IJssel, Hellevoetsluis, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Maassluis, Ridderkerk, Rotterdam, Rozenburg, Schiedam, Spijkenisse, Vlaardingen, Westvoorne

The term Zuidvleugel refers to a large part of the province ([109], [110], p. 13):

• Drechtsteden and some more of the Hoeksche Waard: Binnenmaas, Oud-Beijerland
• Zuid-Holland West
• Rijnmond
• a small part of Zuid-Holland Oost: Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam

See also

• list of towns and villages in South Holland (in Dutch)

External links

• Official site
  • List of municipalities with population and area figures (hard to find on the site, because not under Gemeenten but under Over de provincie!)
• Basic information
• Lists of towns and villages, with municipality
• Province maps showing subdivision in municipalities:
  • small version linking for each municipality to basic data page in Dutch
  • gif
  • pdf (map on page 6, higher resolution than the gif-map)

These maps are not quite up-to-date: they do not yet reflect that Heerjansdam has merged into Zwijndrecht.

• Map of 1853
• Tourist information - The province is subdivided in eight regions, not corresponding to those above. The maps show villages, not municipalities.
• Tourist information for a region called Zuid-Holland Zuid (South Holland South), but different from the one in the previous section: less on the west, more on the east; it is the region called "Dutch river area" in the website of the previous link.
• http://www.atlasgeo.ch/fotw/flags/nl-zh-.html - various info on the province and its municipalities, in particular flags
• Deltaworks Online - Flood protection of South Holland and Deltaregion

Entries for South Holland in worldwide gazetteers:
Alexandria Digital Library | Getty Thesaurus | ESRI | Falling Rain | Tageo | World Gazetteer

Provinces of the Netherlands (ranked lists)
Drenthe | Flevoland | Friesland | Gelderland | Groningen | Limburg | North Brabant | North Holland | Overijssel | South Holland | Utrecht | Zeeland