List of regions of the Netherlands

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NUTS-1 regions of the Netherlands

The regions of the Netherlands provides links to both regions and subregions of the Netherlands.

Regions

The regions of the Netherlands are divided in the North, South, West and East Netherlands.

Official regions

Many regions in the Netherlands are officially defined by certain regulations of organizations.

First level NUTS of the European Union

NUTS-1 Regional divisions as used by the European Union:[1]

  • Region NL1 (
    North Netherlands
    ): Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe
  • Region NL2 (
    East Netherlands
    ): Overijssel, Gelderland, Flevoland
  • Region NL3 (
    West Netherlands
    ): Utrecht, North Holland, South Holland, Zeeland
  • Region NL4 (
    South Netherlands
    ): North Brabant, Limburg

Unofficial multi-country regions

Unofficial multi-province regions

Inter-province metropolitan areas

  • Randstad (North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht and Flevoland)
  • Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen
    (Gelderland and Limburg)

Subregions

The subregions (Dutch: streek or landstreek (plural: (land)streken), literally translating to a combination of 'land/country area/region') are non-administrative area in the Netherlands that can be demarcated on grounds of cohesion with regards to culture or landscape. This means that a landstreek is not bound by provincial or municipal boundaries. Below is a list of all Dutch landstreken with the province(s) in which they are located mentioned between brackets.

A

Some of the windmills of Kinderdijk in the northwest of the Alblasserwaard
Hollandse Biesbosch near Dordrecht

B

D

E

F

G

H

dike

I

K

Dunes of Kennemerland

L

M

Farmhouse in Veghel, Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant

N

O

Town of Anloo in the Oostermoer landstreek, Drenthe

P

R

City of Utrecht, part of the Randstad conurbation

S

Hilly landscape and the town of Eys in South Limburg illustrating the a-typical Dutch landscape of the far-south of the Netherlands

T

Wadden Islands
, Friesland

U

V

A forest in the geographically diverse Veluwe landstreek, Gelderland
Town of Harlingen in the Westergo landstreek of Friesland

W

Z

Windmills and the river Zaan, Zaanstreek, North Holland

References

  1. ^ "Introduction". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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