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Holland
Country & Tourist Information - Holland;
small in size, big in events, attractions and activities!
From exciting exhibitions to invigorating cycle routes.
From deluxe hotel accommodations to wonderful flower
shows. We warmly welcome you to our site. We trust it
will inspire you to come and explore the many surprising
and versatile aspects of Holland.
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with no strict timetables or hotel check ins.
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or alongside a river or down on the beach.
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Holland
is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands
with 6.07 million inhabitants. Holland is a former county
of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Count of Holland
and later the dominant province of the Republic of the
Seven United Provinces 1581–1795.
The
name Holland is derived from holtland ("wooded land").
Popular, but incorrect, etymology holds that it is derived
from hol land ("hollow land"), inspired by
the low-lying geography of both the Dutch Holland and
the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire). Apart from
coastal dunes most of the surface consists of polder
landscape, lying well below sea-level and only kept from
flooding by continuous drainage, for which in earlier
centuries the typical Dutch windmills were used.
When
visiting do take time out for a little tourism. There
are the various attractions of Amsterdam which you will
all be aware of –or at least semi-aware if sampling
them; the sober, serious and culturally interesting city
of s’Gravenhage (The Hague) and the enormous port
city of Rotterdam. The various museums are fascinating
repositories of culture. Food and drink (especially beer)
are excellent.
Holland
and its early system of guilds laid the foundations for
northern Europe’s economic order and development.
This system also made it possible for the various scientists
to carry out their research and produce results (the
microscope was invented by a Dutchman) without undue
interference from the church. Late medieval Holland was
the country largely responsible for showing the way in
commerce, trading and economic organisation to the rest
of Europe and the world. It also managed to make the
transition from a colonial power to its present state
more ably than any other country in a similar situation.
Climate
temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Time:
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday
before last Sunday in October).
Electricity:
220 volts AC, 50Hz.
Entry
requirements
UK and Irish citizens need no working visa, but
must obtain a tax number from the police when they arrive.
Any other nationalities will encounter many rules and regulations.
It can take up to three months to get a work permit.
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