List of regions of the Netherlands

NUTS-1 regions of the Netherlands

The regions of the Netherlands provides links to both regions and subregions of the Netherlands.

Regions

The regions of the Netherlands are divided into the North, South, West and East Netherlands.

Official regions

Many regions in the Netherlands are officially defined by certain regulations of organizations.

First level NUTS of the European Union

NUTS-1 Regional divisions as used by the European Union:

• Region NL1 (North Netherlands): Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe
• Region NL2 (East Netherlands): Overijssel, Gelderland, Flevoland
• Region NL3 (West Netherlands): Utrecht, North Holland, South Holland, Zeeland
• Region NL4 (South Netherlands): North Brabant, Limburg

Unofficial multi-country regions

• De Duffelt
• Euregio Enschede-Gronau
• Euregio Benelux Middengebied
• Ems Dollart Region
• Frisia
• Kempen
• Maasland
• Meuse-Rhine Euroregion
• Rhine-Meuse-North Euroregion
• Rhine-Waal Euroregion
• Scheldemond Euroregion

Unofficial multi-province regions

• Bible Belt
• De Biesbosch
• Bollenstreek
• Gelderse Valley
• Groene Hart
• Holland
• Hondsrug
• Peel
• Rijnland
• Rivierengebied
• Schelde- en Maasdelta
• Utrecht Hill Ridge
• Vechtstreek
• Vijfheerenlanden
• West Frisian Islands

Inter-province metropolitan areas

• Randstad (North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht and Flevoland)
• Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen (Gelderland and Limburg)

Subregions

The subregions (Dutch: streek or landstreek (plural: (land)streken), literally translating to a combination of 'land/country area/region') are non-administrative area in the Netherlands that can be demarcated on grounds of cohesion with regards to culture or landscape. This means that a landstreek is not bound by provincial or municipal boundaries. Below is a list of all Dutch landstreken with the province(s) in which they are located mentioned between brackets.

A

Some of the windmills of Kinderdijk in the northwest of the Alblasserwaard

Hollandse Biesbosch near Dordrecht

• Achterhoek (Gelderland)
• Alblasserwaard (South Holland)
• Ameland (Friesland)
• Amstelland (North Holland)
• Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (North Holland)

B

• Baronie van Breda (North Brabant)
• Beemster (North Holland)
• Beijerland (South Holland)
• Betuwe (Gelderland)
• Het Bildt (Friesland)
• Bommelerwaard (Gelderland)
• Brabantse Biesbosch (North Brabant)
• Brabantse Stedenrij (North Brabant)
• Brabantse Wal (North Brabant)

D

• Delfland (South Holland)
• Dokkumer Wouden (Friesland)
• Drechtsteden (South Holland)
• Duurswold (Groningen)

E

• Eemland (Utrecht)
• Eemvallei (Utrecht)
• Eiland van Dordrecht (South Holland)
• Ellertsveld (Drenthe)

F

• Fivelingo (Groningen)
• Flevopolder (Flevoland)
• Friese Wouden (Friesland)

G

• Gaasterland (Friesland)
• Goeree-Overflakkee (South Holland)
• Gooi (North Holland)
• Gorecht (Groningen)
• De Graafschap (Gelderland)
• Graetheide (Limburg)
• Groninger Veenkoloniën (Groningen)

H

Quintessential landscape of the Holland region: Benthuizen polder, as viewed from a dike

• Haarlemmermeer (North Holland)
• Halfambt (Groningen)
• Heuvelland (Limburg)
• Hoeksche Waard (South Holland)
• Hollandse Biesbosch (South Holland)
• Hogeland (Groningen)
• Humsterland (Groningen)
• Hunsingo (Groningen)

I

• IJsselmonde (South Holland)
• IJsseldal (IJsselvallei) (Gelderland)
• Innersdijken (Groningen)

K

Dunes of Kennemerland

• Kampereiland (Overijssel)
• Kanaalstreek (Groningen)
• Kennemerland (North Holland)
• Kleistreek (Friesland)
• Kop van Noord-Holland (North Holland)
• Kop van Overijssel (Overijssel)
• Krimpenerwaard (South Holland)

L

• Land van Altena (North Brabant)
• Land van Cuijk (North Brabant)
• Land van Heusden (North Brabant)
• Land van Heusden en Altena (North Brabant)
• Land van Maas en Waal (Gelderland)
• Langewold (Groningen)
• Langstraat (North Brabant)
• Liemers (Gelderland)
• Lopikerwaard (Utrecht)

M

Farmhouse in Veghel, Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant

• Maasland (North Brabant) (North Brabant)
• Maasplassen (Limburg)
• Marne (Groningen)
• Marnewaard (Groningen)
• Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch (North Brabant)
• Menterne (Groningen)
• Mergelland (Limburg)
• Middag (Groningen)
• Midden-Limburg (Limburg)
• Midden-Zeeland (Zeeland)
• Middenveld (Drenthe)
• Montferland (Gelderland)

N

• Neder-Betuwe (Gelderland)
• Noord-Beveland (Zeeland)
• Noordenveld (Drenthe)
• Noordoostpolder (Flevoland)

O

Town of Anloo in the Oostermoer landstreek, Drenthe

• Oldambt (Groningen)
• Ommelanden (Groningen)
• Oostelijk Flevoland (Flevoland)
• Oostelijke Mijnstreek (Limburg)
• Oosterambt (Groningen)
• Oostergo (Friesland)
• Oostermoer (Drenthe)
• Over-Betuwe (Gelderland)

P

• Plateau van Margraten (Limburg)
• Prins Alexanderpolder (South Holland)
• Purmer (North Holland)

R

Canal in the City of Utrecht, part of the Randstad conurbation

• Rheiderland (Groningen)
• Rijk van Nijmegen (Gelderland)
• Rijnmond (South Holland)
• Rivierenland [nl] (Gelderland)
• Rolderdingspel (Drenthe)
• Rottumeroog (Groningen)
• Rottumerplaat (Groningen)

S

Hilly landscape and the town of Eys in South Limburg illustrating the a-typical Dutch landscape of the far-south of the Netherlands

• Salland (Overijssel)
• Schermer (North Holland)
• Schieland (South Holland)
• Schiermonnikoog (Friesland)
• Schouwen-Duiveland (Zeeland)
• Sint Philipsland (Zeeland)
• South Beveland (Zeeland)
• South Limburg (Limburg)
• Southern Flevoland (Flevoland)
• Stellingwerven (Friesland)
• Stichtse Lustwarande (Utrecht)
• De Streek (North Holland)

T

The Boschplaat nature area on the island of Terschelling, Wadden Islands, Friesland

• Terschelling (Friesland)
• Texel (North Holland)
• Tielerwaard (Gelderland)
• Tiengemeten (South Holland)
• Tholen (Zeeland)
• Twente (Overijssel)

U

• Upgo (Groningen)

V

A forest in the geographically diverse Veluwe landstreek, Gelderland

Town of Harlingen in the Westergo landstreek of Friesland

• Veluwe (Gelderland)
• Vlieland (Friesland)
• Voorne-Putten (South Holland)
• Vredewold (Groningen)

W

• Walcheren (Zeeland)
• Waterland (North Holland)
• West-Friesland (North Holland)
• Westelijke Mijnstreek (Limburg)
• Westergo (Friesland)
• Westerkwartier (Groningen)
• Westerlauwers Friesland (Friesland)
• Westerwolde (Groningen)
• Westland (South Holland)
• Wieringen (North Holland)
• Wieringermeer (North Holland)
• Wijdewormer (De Wormer) (North Holland)

Z

Windmills and the river Zaan, Zaanstreek, North Holland

• Zaanstreek (North Holland)
• Zeelandic Flanders (Zeeland)
• Zevenwouden (Friesland)
• Zoom (North Brabant)
• Zuidenveld (Drenthe)
• Zuiderduintjes (Groningen)
• Zuidplaspolder (South Holland)
• Zuidwesthoek (Friesland)
• Zwijndrechtse Waard (South Holland)