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30-453: Driehuis is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland ; part of the municipality of Velsen , it lies about 8 km north of Haarlem and 15 km west-northwest of Amsterdam . It was first mentioned in 1680 as Drie Huysen, and means "three houses". Driehuizen developed in the 19th century at an intersection of roads. It is mainly a commuter's town. The Catholic St Engelmundus Church

60-603: A Dutch national heritage site . In 1957, Driehuis railway station opened on the Haarlem to Uitgeest railway line. The ashes of Anthony Fokker were brought in 1940 to Westerveld Cemetery in Driehuis, where they were buried in the family grave. Christine Buisman , the phytopathologist who discovered the cause of Dutch elm disease , is also buried in the cemetery. North Holland North Holland ( Dutch : Noord-Holland , pronounced [ˌnoːrt ˈɦɔlɑnt] )

90-476: Is Haarlem (pop. 161,265). The province's largest city and also the largest city in the Netherlands is the Dutch capital Amsterdam , with a population of 862,965 as of November 2019. The King's Commissioner of North Holland is Arthur van Dijk  [ nl ] , who has been serving since 2019. There are 45 municipalities and three (including parts of) water boards in the province. The busiest airport in

120-509: Is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea , north of South Holland and Utrecht , and west of Friesland and Flevoland . As of January 2023, it had a population of about 2,952,000 and a total area of 4,092 km (1,580 sq mi), of which 1,429 km (552 sq mi) is water. From the 9th to the 16th century,

150-521: Is a three aisled basilica-like church constructed between 1893 and 1894 in Gothic Revival style. Estate Schoonenberg was originally the 18th century gardener's house of the old estate. The old estate was demolished in 1829 and the gardener's house was extended in chalet style in 1859 and 1869. The park was layout around 1800. The village is home to the Westerveld Cemetery  [ nl ] ,

180-469: Is located in the city. Other companies based in the Netherlands' capital include Akzo Nobel , Heineken International , ING Group , ABN AMRO , TomTom , Delta Lloyd Group , Booking.com and Philips . Randstad Holding has its headquarters in Diemen while KPMG and KLM operate from Amstelveen . Several national nature friendly organisations like Milieudefensie , the national "Union of vegetarians",

210-508: Is now North Holland) and one for the former department of Maasland (now South Holland). Even though the province had been reunited, the two areas were still being treated differently in some ways and the idea of dividing Holland remained alive. During this reorganisation the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling were returned to Holland and parts of "Hollands Brabant" (including "Land of Altena") went to North Brabant . The borders with Utrecht and Gelderland were definitively set in 1820. When

240-401: Is the village Amstelhoek . Here the river forms the border between the provinces of Utrecht and North Holland. Further on, the river is joined by the tributary river Oude Waver . From here onwards, the river flows northward through the province of North Holland. The Amstel passes the village Nes aan de Amstel . On the western bank is the town Amstelveen , where there is a small island in

270-475: The Haarlemmermeer was drained in 1855 and turned into arable land, it was made part of North Holland. In exchange, South Holland received the greater part of the municipality of Leimuiden in 1864. In 1942, the islands Vlieland and Terschelling went back to the province of Friesland . In 1950, the former island Urk was ceded to the province of Overijssel . In February 2011, North Holland, together with

300-575: The "Vissenbescherming" (Fish protection foundation) and the Party for the Animals as well have their head office in North Holland. Amstel The name Amstel and the older form Aemstel are derived from Amestelle , which is a compound of the words aam or ame meaning water and stelle meaning solid, high, and dry ground. In the 12th century, Amestelle was used for the area or gouw that

330-652: The Dutch provinces were integrated into the French Empire. Amstelland and Utrecht were amalgamated as the department of "Zuiderzee" ( Zuyderzée in French) and Maasland was renamed "Monden van de Maas" ( Bouches-de-la-Meuse in French). After the defeat of the French in 1813, this organisation remained unchanged for a year or so. When the 1814 Constitution was introduced, the country was reorganised as provinces and regions ( landschappen ). Zuiderzee and Monden van de Maas were reunited as

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360-530: The Netherlands and Europe's third-busiest airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , is in North Holland. The province of North Holland as it is today has its origins in the period of French rule from 1795 to 1813. This was a time of bewildering changes to the Dutch system of provinces. In 1795, the old order was swept away and the Batavian Republic was established. In the Constitution enacted on 23 April 1798,

390-679: The Rokin and Dam Square before remerging into the Damrak at the Oudebrugsteeg. The river then passes beneath the Prins Hendrikkade before empyting into the Open Havenfront  [ nl ] . The original course continues with Damrak, after which it passes Stationseiland, an artificial island with Amsterdam Centraal station , and flows into the former bay IJ . A nationally televised concert

420-561: The area was an integral part of the County of Holland . During this period West Friesland was incorporated. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the area was part of the province of Holland and commonly known as the Noorderkwartier (English: "Northern Quarter"). In 1840, the province of Holland was split into the two provinces of North Holland and South Holland. In 1855, the Haarlemmermeer was drained and turned into land. The provincial capital

450-564: The city center, the river is connected to several city canals , which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The Amstel Hotel , Royal Theater Carré , H'ART Museum , city hall in the Stopera , and Allard Pierson Museum are located on the eastern bank of the river. The river continues via the Rokin to the Langebrugsteeg before being routed underground through pipes, passing under the filled in part of

480-544: The constitutional amendments were introduced in 1840, it was decided to split Holland once again, this time into two provinces called "North Holland" and "South Holland". The need for this was not felt in South Holland or in West Friesland (which feared the dominance of Amsterdam ). The impetus came largely from Amsterdam, which still resented the 1838 relocation of the court of appeal to The Hague in South Holland. After

510-439: The department of Holland was created. This reorganisation had been short-lived, but it gave birth to the concept of breaking up Holland and making it a less powerful province. In 1807, Holland was reorganised. This time the two departments were called "Amstelland" (corresponding to the modern province of North Holland) and "Maasland" (corresponding to the modern province of South Holland ). This also did not last long. In 1810, all

540-399: The idea of a merger into one province. With or without South Holland, if created, the new province would be the largest in the Netherlands in both area and population . North Holland is situated at 52°40′N 4°50′E  /  52.667°N 4.833°E  / 52.667; 4.833 in the northwest of the Netherlands with to the northeast the province of Friesland , to the east

570-430: The old borders were radically changed. The republic was reorganised into eight departments ( département ) with roughly equal populations. Holland was split up into five departments named " Texel ", " Amstel ", " Delf ", " Schelde en Maas ", and " Rijn ". The first three of these lay within the borders of the old Holland; the latter two were made up of parts of different provinces. In 1801 the old borders were restored when

600-625: The province of Flevoland , to the southeast the province of Utrecht , to the southwest the province of South Holland , and to the west the North Sea . North Holland is a broad peninsula for the most part, located between the North Sea , the Wadden Sea , the IJsselmeer , and the Markermeer . More than half of the province consists of reclaimed polder land situated below sea level. The West Frisian islands of Noorderhaaks and Texel are also part of

630-437: The province of "Holland". One of the ministers on the constitutional committee (van Maanen) suggested that the old name "Holland and West Friesland" be reintroduced to respect the feelings of the people of that region. This proposal was rejected. However, the division was not totally reversed. When the province of Holland was re-established in 1814, it was given two governors, one for the former department of Amstelland (area that

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660-937: The province. However, the offer has been neither accepted nor rejected. North Holland has five municipalities with 100,000 or more inhabitants. They are, in order of size, Amsterdam (in terms of population this is also the largest municipality in the Netherlands), Haarlem , Zaanstad , Haarlemmermeer and Alkmaar . Another seven municipalities have a population between 50,000 and 100,000 inhabitants ( Hilversum , Amstelveen , Purmerend , Hoorn , Velsen , Den Helder and Dijk en Waard ). Municipalities are grouped for statistical purposes. North Holland has various regions that, for historical or other reasons, have their own identities. Some of these regions are unofficial, ill-defined and sometimes overlapping. Others are official and are part of regional groupings artificially created for various administrative purposes. These regions are not

690-596: The province. North Holland makes up a single region of the International Organization for Standardization world region code system, having the code ISO 3166-2:NL -NH. As of 24 March 2022, North Holland is divided into 44 municipalities ( local government ). After the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles , three islands in the Caribbean : Bonaire , Saba , and Sint Eustatius , were offered to join

720-546: The provinces of Utrecht and Flevoland , showed a desire to investigate the feasibility of a merger between the three provinces. This has been positively received by the First Rutte cabinet , for the desire to create one Randstad province has already been mentioned in the coalition agreement . The province of South Holland, part of the Randstad urban area, visioned to be part of the Randstad province, and very much supportive of

750-450: The relevant site pages of national nature conservation organisations Natuurmonumenten and Staatsbosbeheer , as well as provincial organisation "Landschap Noord-Holland". Several international organisations such as Amnesty International have settled the head office of their Netherlands branch in the province and particularly in Amsterdam ; the international head office of Greenpeace

780-403: The river Drecht meet, just north of the village Nieuwveen in the province of South Holland . Here the river forms the border between the provinces of South Holland and North Holland and flows in northeastern direction. The Amstel passes the hamlet Vrouwenakker and is then joined by the tributary river Kromme Mijdrecht . On the northern bank is the town Uithoorn and on the southern bank

810-546: The river named Amsteleiland, and on the eastern bank the town of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel , where the river is joined by the tributary river Bullewijk . After this the Amstel flows into the city of Amsterdam . In Amsterdam, the canals Duivendrechtsevaart and Weespertrekvaart are tributaries to the Amstel. There are several historical bridges crossing the river, among which are the Berlagebrug , Magere Brug , and Blauwbrug . In

840-562: The same as the municipalities. List of some of these unofficial and official regions in North Holland: About one in six Dutch people live in North Holland, which resulted in a population density over eight times the European average as of 2004. Some of the best known nature reserves in this province are: More information about nature reserves in North Holland is available (in Dutch) on

870-467: The settlements Amstelhoek (Amstel Bend), Amsterdam (Amstel Dam), Nes aan de Amstel (Headland upon Amstel), and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (Old Church upon Amstel) on the banks of the Amstel were derived from the river's name. The Amstel was formed around 1050 BC when a freshwater river cut into a tidal channel of the IJ which are now Damrak and Rokin . The Amstel begins where the canal Aarkanaal and

900-462: Was closed in by the rivers Amstel and Bullewijk and the bay IJ . Between the 12th and 14th centuries, the area was developed and ruled by the Van Amstel family . The river Amstel was named after this land area. Between 1525 and 1990, the water board or hoogheemraadschap of the area through which the river flows was Amstelland (Amstel Land), a name still in use for the region. The names of

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