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Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. Holland is a former county of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Count of Holland, and later the leading member of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden, 1581–1795).
The area is today divided between two provinces of the Netherlands: North Holland (Noord-Holland) and South Holland (Zuid-Holland) that were created in 1840, and make up roughly 13% of the area of the Netherlands. A few regions that were historically Hollandic became part of other provinces as a result of reforms during the French occupation (1795-1813): Willemstad and surroundings, Biesbosch and the Land van Altena became part of North Brabant. In 1940, after the German occupation of the Netherlands, the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling went to Friesland. This was not changed back after World War II. In 1950, the island of Urk went to Overijssel (in 1986 to Flevoland). More recent territorial changes are the transfer of Oudewater, Woerden and Vianen from South Holland to the province of Utrecht, in 1970, 1989 and 2002 respectively.
Etymologically the word Holland is derived holt land ("wooded land"). A popular, but incorrect, fake etymology holds that it is derived from hol land ("hollow land"), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire).
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Holland - Family history compiled by Michael Holland. Includes surnames Drury, Field, Pingree, Riesselman, Scott, Searles and Yockey.
Holland - Family history of David P Holland including the surnames Holland, Chase, Foss, Holt, McConnell, Pierce and Kitchens.
Holland - Descendants of Hans Huber and ancestors of Sandra Dee Holland as compiled by Sandi Holland of Sacramento, CA USA.
Holland - Y-testing of Holland males to assist in clarifying specific ancestral lines. Both 12 and 25 marker testing kits are available. Current results are available for review.
Meta Description: [ Holland Family DNA Project. Hollands worldwide are invited to join this project to connect families through DNA. ]
Holland and Mills Families - Family trees including surnames Woodward and Burkholder.
Holland Family - Ancestral heritage of Janice Howard featuring the surnames Brothers, Holland, Johnson, McCray, Powell, Chappell, Howard, Leslie, Mewborne and Wiggins.
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Holland Family History and Tree - Ancestors and descendants of James (Jimmie) Holland and Jerutha (Ruthie) White from NC, USA. Includes links to DNA project, mailing list, forum and associated links.
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Holland Family: Beyond the Blue Mountains - Descendants of Hezekiah Cranfill, Blassongame Jonathan Stone, Benjamin Holland, Zacharia Kirkland and Joseph McCormack as compiled by Patsy J Holland from Arkansas, USA.
Holland, Humphreys, Layzell and Day Family - Family history of Gary E Holland of Stevenage, Herts, ENG. Surnames include Layzell, Day, Laysol and Holland.
Holland, Hussung, Lind, McDonald and Waits Families - Ancestral research focusing on the lineages of Romania and Ireland. Also features the American lines from OH, IN and KY, as compiled by Carla Bolling.
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Holland/Mungle/Rutledge/Scott - Family history and photographs as compiled by Pat Freyaldenhoven.
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