Province of Zuid-Holland

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Zuid-Holland
province of the Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg
coat of arms flag
Zuid-Holland wapen.svg Flag Zuid-Holland.svg
location
Zeeland Zuid-Holland Baarle (zu Belgien) Noord-Brabant Groningen Bundesrepublik Deutschland Limburg Friesland Flevoland Drenthe Noord-Holland IJsselmeer Utrecht Overijssel Gelderland Frankreich Belgien NordseeMap: Province of South Holland in the Netherlands
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Basic data
Capital The hague
Biggest town Rotterdam
ISO 3166-2 code NL-ZH
Website www.pzh.nl
anthem Zuid-Hollands folk song
politics
Royal Commissioner Jaap Smit ( CDA )
Ruling parties VVD , D66 , CDA and SP
population
Residents 3,676,579 ( 1st of 12 )
Country share 21.3% of the Dutch
Population density 1310 inh. Per km² ( 1st of 12 )
Religion (2015, CBS ) 14% - Roman Catholic
0 8% - Islam
0 8% - Dutch Reformed
0 7% - Protestant
0 4% - Reformed
0 8% - other
51% - none
geography
surface 3,418.78 km²
- country 2,807.28 km² (6th of 12)
- Water 611.50 km²
Coordinates 51 ° 58 ′  N , 4 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 58 ′  N , 4 ° 27 ′  E
Administrative division
Communities 52
Topography of South Holland

Topography of South Holland

Zuid-Holland ( German  South Holland ) is a western province of the Netherlands on the North Sea coast . It is the most densely populated and highly industrialized area in the Netherlands . As of January 31, 2019, the province had 3,676,579 inhabitants.

geography

Adjacent provinces are Noord-Holland in the north, Utrecht and Gelderland in the east, Noord-Brabant in the southeast and Zeeland in the south. In the west the province borders on the North Sea .

Important cities are The Hague ( seat of government, International Court of Justice ) and the seaport city of Rotterdam . The cities of Leiden , Delft , Dordrecht , Schiedam and Gouda have a historical center.

To the southeast of Rotterdam are the Kinderdijk mills , which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Rivers and canals include the Nieuwe Maas , the Nieuwe Waterweg , the Oude Maas , the Haringvliet and the Hollands Diep . The majority of the population is concentrated in the Rotterdam, The Hague, Leiden metropolitan area. The rest of the province is comparatively sparsely populated, agricultural, and in the course of the coastal dunes in the north it is also very touristyː Katwijk and Nordwijk are popular and quite contemplative tourist destinations with a focus on beach holidays.

In the south of the province there are many islands in the Rhine delta , which are connected by bridges and dams:

history

The county of Holland emerged at the beginning of the 10th century. Holland was the richest and most influential of the seven provinces that seceded Spanish rule in 1581 and formed the Republic of the Seven United Provinces , the forerunner of today's Kingdom of the Netherlands .

In order to limit the dominance of the province of Holland in Dutch politics, it was divided into the provinces of Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland when the constitution was amended in 1840 .

politics

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Remarks:
j PvdD 4.37% (+0.29%), SP 4.12% (-5.24%), SGP 3.90% (-1.06%), DENK 2.73% (+2.73 %), other 1.63% (+ 0.18%)
Provincial election 2019
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A total of 55 seats

The Provincial Parliament ( Dutch Provinciale Staten ) has its seat in the Provinciehuis in the provincial capital, The Hague . According to the population in the province, the parliament has 55 seats.

In the provincial election on March 20, 2019, the parties obtained the following shares of the vote: FvD 17.43% (11 seats), VVD 15.66% (10 seats), GroenLinks 9.06% (5 seats), D66 8.53% ( 5 seats), PvdA 7.82% (4 seats), CDA 7.74% (4 seats), PVV 7.00% (4 seats), ChristenUnie 5.57% (3 seats), 50PLUS 4.45% ( 2 seats), PvdD 4.37% (2 seats), SP 4.12% (2 seats), SGP 3.90% (2 seats), DENK 2.73% (1 seat), other 1.63%. The turnout was 54.49%.

The next provincial election will take place on March 22, 2023.Template: future / in 2 years

At the head of the province is the king's commissioner . Since December 2013 this has been the Christian Democrat Jaap Smit . The college van Gedeputeerde Staten , i.e. the government, has been formed since 2011 by a coalition of right- wing liberals , left-wing liberals , Christian democrats and socialists .

Communities

The province of Zuid-Holland
The Kinderdijk mills

The province of Zuid-Holland comprises the following 52 municipalities since 2019:

  1. Alblasserdam (20,090)
  2. Albrandswaard (25,228)
  3. Alphen aan den Rijn (111.169)
  4. Barendrecht (48,670)
  5. Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (34,575)
  6. Brielle (17,162)
  7. Capelle aan den IJssel (66.775)
  8. Delft (103,247)
  9. The Hague (538.057)
  10. Dordrecht (118,678)
  11. Goeree-Overflakkee (49,659)
  12. Gorinchem (36,688)
  13. Gouda (73,193)
  14. Hardinxveld-Giessendam (18,064)
  15. Hellevoetsluis (40,052)
  16. Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht (30.996)
  17. Hillegom (21,953)
  18. Hoeksche Waard (86,732)
  19. Kaag en Braassem (26,900)
  20. Katwijk (65,336)
  21. Krimpen aan den IJssel (29.349)
  22. Krimpenerwaard (56,082)
  23. Lansingerland (61,636)
  24. Suffering (124,757)
  25. Leiderdorp (27,107)
  26. Leidschendam-Voorburg (75,449)
  27. Lisse (22,797)
  28. Maassluis (32,807)
  29. Midden-Delfland (19,357)
  30. Molenlanden (43,852)
  31. Nieuwkoop (28,591)
  32. Nissewaard (84,803)
  33. Noordwijk (42,975)
  34. Oegstgeest (24,499)
  35. Papendrecht (32,230)
  36. Pijnacker-Nootdorp (54,412)
  37. Ridderkerk (46,203)
  38. Rijswijk (53,598)
  39. Rotterdam (645.965)
  40. Schiedam (78,098)
  41. Sliedrecht (25,024)
  42. Teylingen (37,076)
  43. Vlaardingen (72,506)
  44. Voorschoten (25,507)
  45. Waddinxveen (28,335)
  46. Wassenaar (26,197)
  47. Westland (108,573)
  48. Westvoorne (14,657)
  49. Zoetermeer (124,994)
  50. Zoeterwoude (8,440)
  51. Zuidplas (42,823)
  52. Zwijndrecht (44,656)

(Residents on January 31, 2019)

economy

In 2011, the regional gross domestic product per inhabitant, expressed in purchasing power standards , was 127.58% of the EU-28 average . In 2017 the unemployment rate was 5.5%.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Religieuze betrokkenheid; kerkelijke gezindte; regio. CBS , December 22, 2016, accessed November 19, 2018 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Provinciale Staten 20 March 2019. In: Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. Kiesraad , accessed May 3, 2019 (Dutch).
  4. ↑ Provinciale Staten 18 March 2015. In: Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. Kiesraad , accessed May 3, 2019 (Dutch).
  5. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  6. ↑ Eurostat yearbook of the regions 2014 : ( Chapter 5: Economy ; PDF, 18 pages, approx. 2.0 MB) and ( Eurostat source data for Chapter 5: Economy ; XLS format, approx. 536 kB), ISBN 978-92 -79-11695-7 , ISSN  1830-9690 (English)
  7. ↑ Unemployment rate, by NUTS 2 regions. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .

Web links

Commons : Zuid-Holland  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Zuid-Holland  - travel guide