What are the Provinces of the Netherlands?
The Netherlands has 12 provinces. Each has an elected council and a King's Commissioner,
and they handle planning, regional transport, nature and water management.
- Most provinces date back to the Dutch Republic, which declared independence from Spain in 1581.
- They were Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, Friesland and Groningen, along with Drenthe.
- North Brabant and Limburg were added later.
- Holland was split into North Holland and South Holland in 1840.
- Flevoland, the newest province, was created in 1986 on land reclaimed from the sea.
Current quiz contains
12 provinces:
Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland.