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Noord-Holland

For Geographical and Historical Information see: Noord-Holland

The capital city is Haarlem, see: Haarlem

A good web-site for this province is: Digitale bronbewerkingen Nederland en België Then, on the left side of the screen, find Noord-Holland and click on the Internet button located below the name of the province you are looking for.

When, in your research, you find an ancestor who came from Noord-Holland and you fill out the locality field, please do not translate the name of the province. In other words, don't write 'North Holland', but 'Noord-Holland' and make sure it is hyphenated as well. This is the correct way to enter the name of the province.

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Jurisdictions

The following unofficial and official regions are found in Noord-Holland:

• Amstelland (the area around the Amstel)
• Bollenstreek (the flower areas found in both Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland)
• Gooi (usually "Het Gooi" or "'t Gooi")
• IJmond ("The Mouth of the IJ")
• Kennemerland
• Noorderkwartier ("The North Quarter")
• Noordvleugel ("The North Wing")
• Randstad
• Texel
• Vechtstreek ("The Vecht Area")
• Waterland (now effectively the municipality of Waterland)
• West-Friesland (West Friesland)
• Zaanstreek ("The Zaan Area")

• Municipalities before 2009
• Municipalities after 2009

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