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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
The regions of the Netherlands are divided in the North, South, West and East Netherlands.
Official regions
Many regions in the Netherlands are officially defined by certain regulations of organizations.
First level NUTS of the European Union
NUTS-1 Regional divisions as used by the European Union:
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Unofficial multi-country regions
Unofficial multi-province regions
Inter-province metropolitan areas
Subregions
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
Some of the
windmills of
Kinderdijk in the northwest of the Alblasserwaard
Hollandse Biesbosch near
Dordrecht
B
D
E
F
G
H
Quintessential landscape of the
Holland region : Benthuizen polder, as viewed from a
dike
I
K
Dunes of
Kennemerland
L
M
Farmhouse in
Veghel , Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant
N
O
Town of
Anloo in the Oostermoer landstreek , Drenthe
P
R
Canal in the
City of Utrecht , part of the Randstad
conurbation
S
Hilly landscape and the town of
Eys in South Limburg illustrating the a-typical Dutch landscape of the far-south of the Netherlands
T
The Boschplaat nature area on the island of
Terschelling ,
Wadden Islands , Friesland
U
V
A
forest in the geographically diverse Veluwe landstreek , Gelderland
Town of
Harlingen in the Westergo landstreek of Friesland
W
Z
Windmills and the river
Zaan , Zaanstreek, North Holland
References
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