South Holland, province, Netherlands
South Holland, Dutch Zuidholland, province (1994 pop. 3,313,200), c.1,085 sq mi (2,810 sq km), W Netherlands, bounded by the North Sea in the west. The Hague Hague, The (hāg), Du. 's Gravenhage or Den Haag, Fr. La Haye, city (1994 pop...... Click the link for more information. is the capital; other cities include Rotterdam Rotterdam (rŏt`ərdăm', Dutch rôtərdäm`), city (1994 pop. 598,521), South Holland prov.
..... Click the link for more information. , Dordrecht Dordrecht (dôr`drĕkht) or Dort
..... Click the link for more information. , Leiden Leiden or Leyden (both: lī`dən), city (1994 pop. 114,892), South Holland prov.
..... Click the link for more information. , Delft Delft (dĕlft), city (1994 pop. 91,941), South Holland prov., W Netherlands.
..... Click the link for more information. , Schiedam Schiedam (skhē'däm`), city (1994 pop. 72,515), South Holland prov.
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`–, Du. gou`dä), city (1994 pop...... Click the link for more information. . A fertile lowland, protected by dunes and dikes along the coast, its physical geography is similar to that of North Holland North Holland, Dutch Noordholland (nōrt'hô`länt), province (1994 pop. 2,457,300), c.
..... Click the link for more information. , with which it was united until 1840 as Holland Holland, former county of the Holy Roman Empire and, from 1579 to 1795, chief member of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Its name is popularly applied to the entire Netherlands.
..... Click the link for more information. . In 1953 a flood seriously damaged the province's soil.
South Holland, village, United States
South Holland, village (1990 pop. 22,105), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; settled 1846 by Dutch, inc. 1894.South Holland
a province of the SW Netherlands, on the North Sea: lying mostly below sea level, it has a coastal strip of dunes and is drained chiefly by distributaries of the Rhine, with large areas of reclaimed land; the most densely populated province in the country, intensively cultivated and industrialized. Capital: The Hague. Pop.: 3 440 000 (2003 est.). Area: 3196 sq. km (1234 sq. miles)
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