Editing South Holland

{{Infobox settlement
| name = South Holland
| native_name = Zuid-Holland
| settlement_type = Province
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1840
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[The Hague]]
| largest_city = [[Rotterdam]]
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +2
}}

'''South Holland''' is a province in the western [[Netherlands]]. Its Dutch name is '''Zuid-Holland'''. The province lies on the North Sea coast. Its capital is [[The Hague]], and its largest city is [[Rotterdam]].

The province is the main Dutch provincial setting for Rotterdam-based pages. [[Rotterdam]], [[Rotterdam-Noord]], [[Rotterdam-West]], [[Rotterdam-Zuid]], and [[Overschie]] are the main South Holland locations used in pages connected to [[De Vrienden]] and the Rotterdam district structure.

== History ==
South Holland was created in 1840, when the former province of Holland was divided into [[North Holland]] and South Holland.

Rotterdam became the main port city in the province. The Hague remained the provincial capital and the seat of the Dutch government.

== Geography ==
South Holland lies in the west of the Netherlands. It borders the North Sea and includes the lower river area around Rotterdam. The province contains coastal land, river land, old towns, port areas, and dense urban districts.

Rotterdam is located in the south-western part of the province. The city lies on the Nieuwe Maas and forms the main South Holland location used across the Rotterdam pages.

== Government ==
The capital of South Holland is [[The Hague]]. The province is part of the normal provincial structure of the Netherlands and is divided into municipalities.

[[Rotterdam]] is the largest municipality in South Holland. It contains the main Rotterdam district pages used on the wiki, including [[Rotterdam-Noord]], [[Rotterdam-West]], [[Rotterdam-Zuid]], and [[Overschie]].

== Rotterdam ==
Rotterdam is the main South Holland city connected to [[De Vrienden]]. The group formed in Rotterdam during the 1970s and became tied to the city through the five founding family lines.

[[Rotterdam-Noord]] is the main northern Rotterdam base of De Vrienden. It is the district where the early structure around [[Angelo Noord]] and [[Martin Paap]] first formed.

[[Overschie]] is a northwestern area of Rotterdam. It is tied to the [[Schroeter family]] through [[Lourens Schroeter]] and later Schroeter family pages.

[[Rotterdam-West]] is the western district area of the city. It is used for pages about western Rotterdam property, workshops, storage, and the [[Rotterdam-West (faction)]].

[[Rotterdam-Zuid]] is the southern district area of the city. It is used for pages about the southern Rotterdam structure and the [[Rotterdam-Zuid (faction)]].

== Other locations ==
[[The Hague]] is the capital of South Holland. [[Tiny Schroeter]] was born there.

[[Delft]] is used in pages connected to the Noord and Paap family setting. [[Gerard Paap]] was born in Delft, and [[Angela Noord]] has early family ties to Rotterdam and Delft.

== See also ==
* [[Netherlands]]
* [[North Holland]]
* [[Rotterdam]]
* [[The Hague]]
* [[Delft]]
* [[Rotterdam-Noord]]
* [[Rotterdam-West]]
* [[Rotterdam-Zuid]]
* [[Overschie]]
* [[De Vrienden]]


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[[Category:Provinces of the Netherlands]]

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