Netherlands News & Updates

 Netherlands Coat of Arms

The Greater Coat of Arms of the Realm, (or "Groot Rijkswapen"), is the personal coat of arms of the monarch of the Netherlands (currently Queen Beatrix). The government of the Netherlands uses a smaller version without the mantle (cloak) or the pavilion or sometimes even only uses the shield and crown. The components of the coats of arms were regulated by Queen Wilhelmina in a Royal decree of 10 July 1907 and were affirmed by Queen Juliana in a Royal decree of 23 April 1980

 Provinces of the Netherlands

Flag Province Capital Largest city Area (km²) Population 1-1-2010 Density (per km²) Drenthe Assen Assen 2,641 490,981 186 Flevoland Lelystad Almere 1,417 387,881 274 Friesland Leeuwarden Leeuwarden 3,341 646,305 193 Gelderland Arnhem Nijmegen 4,971 1,998,936 402 Groningen Groningen Groningen 2,333 576,668 247 Limburg Maastricht Maastricht 2,150 1,122,701 522 North Brabant 's-Hertogenbosch Eindhoven 4,916 2,444,158 497 North Holland Haarlem Amsterdam 2,671 2,669,084 999 Overijssel Zwolle Enschede 3,325 1,130,345 340 Utrecht Utrecht Utrecht 1,385 1,220,910 882 Zeeland Middelburg Middelburg 1,787 381,409 213 South Holland The Hague Rotterdam 2,814 3,505,611 1,246 Total 33,751 16,574,989 491