List of regions of the Netherlands

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

NUTS-1 regions of the Netherlands

Regions

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

Official regions

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

First level NUTS of the European Union

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

Unofficial multi-country regions

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Unofficial multi-province regions

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Inter-province metropolitan areas

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Subregions

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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.

 
Some of the windmills of Kinderdijk in the northwest of the Alblasserwaard
 
Hollandse Biesbosch near Dordrecht
 
Quintessential landscape of the Holland region: Benthuizen polder, as viewed from a dike
 
Dunes of Kennemerland
 
Farmhouse in Veghel, Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant
 
Town of Anloo in the Oostermoer landstreek, Drenthe
 
Canal in the City of Utrecht, part of the Randstad conurbation
 
Hilly landscape and the town of Eys in South Limburg illustrating the a-typical Dutch landscape of the far-south of the Netherlands
 
The Boschplaat nature area on the island of Terschelling, Wadden Islands, Friesland
 
A forest in the geographically diverse Veluwe landstreek, Gelderland
 
Town of Harlingen in the Westergo landstreek of Friesland
 
Windmills and the river Zaan, Zaanstreek, North Holland

References

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