Dordrecht, historically known in English as Dordt or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, and Zoetermeer, with a population of 119,115.
Image: Augustijnenkamp, 3311 Dordrecht, Netherlands panoramio (2)
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Image: Bleijenhoek, 3311 Dordrecht, Netherlands panoramio (4)
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South Holland is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about 1,410/km2 (3,700/sq mi), making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. Situated on the North Sea in the west of the Netherlands, South Holland covers an area of 3,308 km2 (1,277 sq mi), of which 609 km2 (235 sq mi) is water. It borders North Holland to the north, Utrecht and Gelderland to the east, and North Brabant and Zeeland to the south. The provincial capital is the Dutch seat of government The Hague, while its largest city is Rotterdam. The Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta drains through South Holland into the North Sea. Europe's busiest seaport, the Port of Rotterdam, is located in South Holland.
The liberation of Leiden in 1574
The Binnenhof by the Hofvijver, 1625
The centre of Rotterdam in ruins after the Rotterdam Blitz in 1940
A satellite image of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, showing the islands of South Holland
