Is Holland in the Netherlands or is it a country on it's own?

Question

Is Holland in the Netherlands or is it a country on it's own?

Answer 1

holland is a province of the netherlands......its one country....and its a great place....i love it!!!

Answer 2

There is often confusion about Holland. Some people call the Netherlands, Holland, but it is not the same. Holland is only a small part of the Netherlands and like the Dakotas, Carolinas and Virginias, there are two Hollands.

"North-Holland" (Capital city is Haarlem) and "South-Holland" (Capital city is The Hague).

Holland used to be an independent country. It had a "Count", its own coinage (until the 19th century!), its own measuring units and time - but it gave up that independence in the 16th century, when it allied with the Northern and Southern Netherlands against the armies of the King of Spain whom at the time was officially the "Count of Holland" and ruled over this whole area.

The main reasons for war were religious differences, disputes over taxes and the fact that when some cities wanted to break free, the King's army was quite brutal to civilians.

Eventually the Southern Netherlands gave up the fight and stayed occupied by foreign forces until 1830. That area is now called Belgium. The Northern Netherlands fought on and won. Then, along with the counties of (Holland, Drente, Groningen, Friesland, Gelderland, Zeeland and Utrecht) became a free Republic, including the occupied regions of Brabant and Limburg.

All these counties (called provinces today, together with some new ones) are now called "The Kingdom of the Netherlands."  

Answer 3

Whilst nowadays Holland and the Netherlands are used synonymously, Holland is actually part of the Netherlands - it is like a provence. I believe there are actually two Northern and Southern Holland.