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Map of the Netherlands in Europe Relief map of the Netherlands in Europe. The geography of the European Netherlands is unusual in that much of its land has been reclaimed from the sea and is below sea level, protected by dikes. It is a small country with a total area of 41,545 km 2 (16,041 sq mi) [1] and ranked 131st.
When discussing cities, the distinction is sometimes made between the cities in two urban networks. The largest urban network is known as Randstad, including the largest four cities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Of these, 3 have historic city rights: Utrecht from 1122; Amsterdam from 1306; and Rotterdam from 1340.
The countries that comprise the region called the Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg) all have comparatively the same toponymy.Place names with Neder, Nieder, Nedre, Nether, Lage(r) or Low(er) (in Germanic languages) and Bas or Inferior (in Romance languages) are in use in low-lying places all over Europe.
English: Map of the Netherlands, showing provinces, large cities, rivers and lakes (without the Caribbean Netherlands). Deutsch: Karte der Niederlande, mit die Provinzen, die Großstädte, die Flüsse und der Seen (ohne die Karibische Niederlande).
This list of cities, towns and villages in the Netherlands by province is a survey of lists by province: List of cities, towns and villages in Drenthe;
English: Map of The Netherlands (including the special municipalities of Saba, Saint Eustatius and Bonaire; the Caribbean Netherlands), showing provinces, large cities, rivers and lakes. English version
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 ...
There are twelve provinces (Dutch: provincies [proːˈvɪnsis] ⓘ or provinciën [proːˈvɪnsijə(n)] ⓘ; sing. provincie [ˌproːˈvɪnsi] ⓘ) of the Netherlands representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local governments, with responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance.