Province: Zuid-Holland
Capital city: Den Haag
Province population: about 3,600,000 people
Facts:
Zuid-Holland is one of Holland's most densely populated provinces. Quite a few major events in Holland's history took place in the province of Zuid-Holland.
Zuid-Holland has a few big and/or well-known cities, like Den Haag, Rotterdam, Leiden, Delft, and Dordrecht.
Den Haag is the political center of The Netherlands, it is where our government is located.
Rotterdam is well-known for its big port. It is also the only major city without a historal centre.
Leiden and Delft are university cities, both having a city centre containing a rich historical past.
Dordrecht is known as the first official city in the history of The Netherlands.
Zuid-Holland Highlights:
- Keukenhof in Lisse (the flower fields)
- Het Binnenhof (location of Dutch gorvernment)
- Escher museum in Den Haag
- Corpus museum in Oegstgeest
- Madurodam in Den Haag
- Duinrell in Wassenaar
- Kinderdijk (world famous windmills landscape)
- De Euromast in Rotterdam, the famous tower with a view over the entire city of Rotterdam.
- Rotterdam Marathon held around April.
