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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

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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.

A

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

B

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D

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E

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F

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G

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H

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Quintessential landscape of the Holland region: Benthuizen polder, as viewed from a dike

I

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K

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Dunes of Kennemerland

L

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M

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

N

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O

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Town of Anloo in the Oostermoer landstreek, Drenthe

P

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R

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Canal in the City of Utrecht, part of the Randstad conurbation

S

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

T

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The Boschplaat nature area on the island of Terschelling, Wadden Islands, Friesland

U

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V

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

W

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Z

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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.
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