Western Netherlands
The Western Netherlands is the region that most foreign visitors to the Netherlands attend. Quite frankly, many of them don't even see any other part of the country at all—this region has everything you'd expect from the country and has the most sights and activities.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Amsterdam
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Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. It is known for the canals that cross the city, its impressive architecture, museums and art galleries, its notorious red light district, and more than 1,500 bridges.
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a city in the province of South Holland in the west of the Netherlands. The city is the second largest in the country with a population of approximately 650,000 inhabitants in the municipality and about 2.2 million inhabitants in the shared metropolitan area of the Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region.
The Hague
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The Hague is a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is the seat of the Dutch parliament and government, and the residence of King Willem-Alexander.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as North Holland and South Holland.
North Holland
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North Holland is the most visited province in the Netherlands and includes Amsterdam, the capital of the country, as well as traditional and historic Dutch villages.
South Holland
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South Holland is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about 1,410/km, of which 609 km2 is water.
Utrecht
Utrecht is a central province of the Netherlands. With its 1359 square kilometers it's the smallest province in the country - it is, however, densely populated.Flevoland
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Flevoland is the Netherlands' youngest province, almost completely formed through land reclamation in the 20th century. It is fair to say that most tourists would find it less interesting than neighbouring provinces.
Western Netherlands
- Type: province group in the Netherlands
- Description: NUTS-1 region in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “West Netherlands” and “West-Nederland”
- Location: Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of center
52.3521° or 52° 21′ 8″ northLongitude of center
5.1444° or 5° 8′ 40″ eastWikidata ID
Q2129657
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Western Netherlands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غرب- هولندا”
- Dutch: “West-Nederland”
- Greek: “Δυτικές Κάτω Χώρες”
- Hebrew: “מערב הולנד”
- Indonesian: “Belanda Barat”
- Italian: “Paesi Bassi occidentali”
- Limburgan: “Wes-Nederland”
- Russian: “Западные Нидерланды”
- Slovak: “Západné Holandsko”
- Ukrainian: “Західні Нідерланди”
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