Northern Netherlands
Obscure among foreigners, the Northern Netherlands can be a pleasant surprise. This sparsely inhabited region is home to some stunning historic fortifications, lovely cities, great museums and excellent watersports opportunities.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Groningen and Leeuwarden.
Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden is the capital of the Dutch province Friesland in the north of the country.
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Friesland
Friesland is a province of the Netherlands.
West Frisian Islands
The West Frisian Islands are a chain of islands that lie at the northern side of the Netherlands.
Northern Netherlands
- Province group in the Netherlands
- …is also known as “Noord-Nederland”
- Description: NUTS-1 region in the Netherlands
- Location
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Latitude of center
53.0544° or 53° 3′ 16″ north
Longitude of center
6.3831° or 6° 22′ 59″ east
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Northern Netherlands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شمال- هولندا”
- Dutch: “Noord-Nederland”
- French: “Pays-Bas du Nord”
- French: “Pays-Bas septentrionaux”
- Greek: “Βόρειες Κάτω Χώρες”
- Hebrew: “צפון הולנד”
- Italian: “Paesi Bassi settentrionali”
- Limburgan: “Noord-Nederland”
- Russian: “Северные Нидерланды”
- Slovak: “Severné Holandsko”
- Western Frisian: “Noard-Nederlân”
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