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Guide to '''Netherlands ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Country Information==
The Netherlands is a country in Western Europe bordered by [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] and [[Belgium Genealogy|Belgium]]. The official national language is Dutch.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Netherlands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref>
 
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==Netherlands Map==
Use the clickable map or the list below to visit the province page.
 
{{Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles}}
 
== Provinces ==
The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces (the last one - Flevoland - was created from part of the former Zuider Zee/IJsselmeer on 1 January 1986).
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<li>[[Drenthe, The Netherlands Genealogy|Drenthe]]</li>
<li>[[Flevoland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Flevoland]]</li>
<li>[[Friesland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Fryslân or Friesland]]</li>
<li>[[Gelderland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Gelderland]]</li>
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<li>[[Groningen, The Netherlands Genealogy|Groningen]]</li>
<li>[[Limburg (Province), The Netherlands Genealogy|Limburg]]</li>
<li>[[Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands Genealogy|Noord-Brabant]] (North Brabant)</li>
<li>[[Noord-Holland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Noord-Holland]] (North Holland)</li>
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<li>[[Overijssel, The Netherlands Genealogy|Overijssel]]</li>
<li>[[Utrecht (Province), The Netherlands Genealogy|Utrecht]]</li>
<li>[[Zeeland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Zeeland]]</li>
<li>[[Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Zuid-Holland]] (South Holland)</li>
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===Municipalities===
The second tier of jurisdiction and the one most relevant for genealogy, especially after 1811, is the ''gemeente'' (municipality). There are currently 393 municipalities, down from about 1200 in 1811. Links to pages listing municipalities and the towns within them can be found on corresponding province page.
 
==References==
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Guide to Netherlands ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information[edit | edit source]

The Netherlands is a country in Western Europe bordered by Germany and Belgium. The official national language is Dutch.[1]

Online
Research Help

Netherlands Map[edit | edit source]

Use the clickable map or the list below to visit the province page.

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Provinces[edit | edit source]

The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces (the last one - Flevoland - was created from part of the former Zuider Zee/IJsselmeer on 1 January 1986).

  • Drenthe
  • Flevoland
  • Fryslân or Friesland
  • Gelderland
  • Groningen
  • Limburg
  • Noord-Brabant (North Brabant)
  • Noord-Holland (North Holland)
  • Overijssel
  • Utrecht
  • Zeeland
  • Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
  • Municipalities[edit | edit source]

    The second tier of jurisdiction and the one most relevant for genealogy, especially after 1811, is the gemeente (municipality). There are currently 393 municipalities, down from about 1200 in 1811. Links to pages listing municipalities and the towns within them can be found on corresponding province page.

    References[edit | edit source]

    1. Wikipedia contributors, "Netherlands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands, accessed 24 March 2016.