South Holland

:This article is about the province of the Netherlands. For the town in the United States, see South Holland, Illinois; for the district of Lincolnshire, see South Holland, England

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South Holland, Illinois - South Holland, England

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South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. It is one of the most densely populated and industrialised of the provinces. Neighbouring provinces are Zeeland to the southwest, North Brabant to the southeast, Gelderland to the east, Utrecht to the northeast and North Holland to the north.

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Dutch - The Netherlands - North Sea - Zeeland - North Brabant - Gelderland - Utrecht - North Holland

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It contains the major cities of The Hague (Den Haag or s-Gravenhage) (the seat of government of the country and the seat of the International Court of Justice) and Rotterdam. Leiden, Delft and Gouda have town centers with many 17th-century buildings. Rotterdam has one of the world's largest harbours. Zoetermeer is a very new city, most of it is created in the year 1970. Other New Towns are Capelle aan den IJssel, Hellevoetsluis and Spijkenisse, all three situated in the vicinity of Rotterdam.

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The Hague - Rotterdam - Leiden - Delft - Gouda - Zoetermeer - Capelle aan den IJssel - Hellevoetsluis - Spijkenisse

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South Holland makes up one region of the International Standards Organisation world region code system, having the code -ZH.

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Rivers and other bodies of water include Nieuwe Maas, Nieuwe Waterweg, Oude Maas, Haringvliet, Hollands Diep.

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Nieuwe Maas - Nieuwe Waterweg - Oude Maas - Haringvliet - Hollands Diep

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