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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[edit]

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

Official regions[edit]

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

First level NUTS of the European Union[edit]

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

Unofficial multi-country regions[edit]

Unofficial multi-province regions[edit]

Inter-province metropolitan areas[edit]

Subregions[edit]

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.

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

B[edit]

D[edit]

E[edit]

F[edit]

G[edit]

H[edit]

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

I[edit]

K[edit]

Dunes of Kennemerland

L[edit]

M[edit]

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

N[edit]

O[edit]

Town of Anloo in the Oostermoer landstreek, Drenthe

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R[edit]

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

S[edit]

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

T[edit]

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

U[edit]

V[edit]

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

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Z[edit]

Windmills and the river Zaan, Zaanstreek, North Holland

References[edit]

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

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