Did you know that most of the Netherlands actually sits below sea-level? Explore the geography of the Netherlands, its people, cities and major physical features in this section.
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Netherlands, or Kingdom of the Netherlands, a country in northwestern Europe. Frequently it is called Holland, a name that more properly applies to the two coastal provinces of Noord (North) and Zuid (South) Holland.
See more »Amsterdam, Netherlands, the largest city, a seaport, and the official capital of the nation.
See more »Arnhem, Netherlands, a river port and the capital of Gelderland province. It lies on the Neder Rijn River, a branch of the Rhine, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Amsterdam.
See more »Breda, Netherlands, an industrial town of Noord (North) Brabant province. It has a 13th-century Gothic church and a famous castle now used by the Royal Military Academy.
See more »Delft, Netherlands, a city in the province of Zuid (South) Holland. It is eight miles (13 km) northwest of Rotterdam and five miles (8 km) southeast of The Hague.
See more »Eindhoven, Netherlands, a city in North Brabant Province. It lies on the Dommel River, about 70 miles (113 km) southeast of Amsterdam.
See more »Enschede, Netherlands, a city in Overijssel Province near the German border. It is a rail junction and an industrial city, producing mainly textiles and textile machinery.
See more »Groningen, Netherlands, the capital of Groningen Province. It is about 90 miles (145 km) northeast of Amsterdam.
See more »Haarlem, Netherlands, the capital city of the province of Noord (North) Holland. It is a rail junction 12 miles (19 km) west of central Amsterdam near the North Sea coast.
See more »Leiden, or Leyden, Netherlands, a city in Zuid (South) Holland province. It is on the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine) River near the North Sea, about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Amsterdam.
See more »Nijmegen, (also Nimeguen, and Nimwegen, the Netherlands, a city in Gelderland province.
See more »Rotterdam, Netherlands, a city in South Holland province. It is on the Nieuwe Maas River, at the delta of the Rhine and Maas rivers, about 22miles (35 km) from the North Sea.
See more »Hague, The, (Dutch: 's Gravenhage or Den Haag), Netherlands, a city, the seat of the Dutch government, and the capital of Zuid (South) Holland province.
See more »Tilburg, Netherlands, a city in Noord (North) Brabant Province about six miles (10 km) from the Belgian border.
See more »Utrecht, the Netherlands, a city and the capital of the province of Utrecht. It is on the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine), about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Amsterdam.
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