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Why Hollland have another name like Netherland? |
Travel Info Why Hollland have another name like Netherland? Travel Tips There is often confusion about Holland. Some people call the Netherlands, Holland, but it is not the same. Holland is only a small part of the Netherlands and like the Dakotas, Carolinas and Virginias, there are two. There's "North-Holland" (Capital city is Haarlem) and "South-Holland" (Capital city is The Hague). Holland used to be an independent country. It had a "Count", its own coinage (until the 19th century), its own measuring units and time - but it gave up that independence in the 16th century, when it allied with the Northern and Southern Netherlands against the armies of the King of Spain whom at the time was officially the "Count of Holland" and ruled over this whole area. The main reasons for war were religious differences, disputes over taxes and the fact that when some cities wanted to break free, the King's army was quite brutal to civilians. The Netherlands" means "the low lands". They are called that way because the land is very flat, and only rises a little bit above the sea level. One third of the land is below sea level. The Netherlands are also sometimes called Holland. Some people who do not live in the western part of the Netherlands do not like it when people call the country Holland. Holland means "wooded land" because the Holland area used to be covered with forests. Others The official name is "The Netherlands" - but Holland is also used. This has to do with history. We have provinces, Noord & Zuid Holland, and they were the first to be referred to as Holland. When more parts joined, it became "The Netherlands". It`s maybe similar to the US being called "United States, America or USA" different names, same place. In the 17th century small Holland was a major naval power. Afterwards more provinces joined into The Netherlands but the name of Holland has been carved in memory. Like people keep referring to the UK as England. Ahhh! The question should be, why Netherland have another name like Hollland? The country is call the Netherlands, and two of the 11 (or 12?) provinces in the country are known as North Holland and South Holland. I guess since the big cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam are in the Holland provinces, people just mistakenly refer to the entire country as "Holland". Kind of like how in America I hear people call Washington, D.C. "Washington". Washington is a state, D.C. is a city. Man, that irks me. |
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