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.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

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is the capital of the . 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.

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is a city in the province of in the west of the . 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 .

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is a city in the province of in the . It is the seat of the Dutch parliament and government, and the residence of King Willem-Alexander.

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is the most visited province in the and includes , the capital of the country, as well as traditional and historic Dutch villages.

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is a province of the 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.

is a central province of the . With its 1485 square kilometers it's the second smallest province in the country - it is, however, densely populated.

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is the ' 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

Latitude of center
52.3521° or 52° 21′ 8″ north
Longitude of center
5.1444° or 5° 8′ 40″ east
Wiki­data 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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