Interesting Facts About Holland Tourist Place

Holland was a potent economic power in the 17th century and now houses two major Dutch provinces, namely North Holland and South Holland. Holland is made up of various regions, which for various reasons have their own identities. The main cities in Holland are Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. The International Court of Justice sits at the Peace Palace in The Hague. Holland is a major cultural hub and houses many museums. The Rotterdam Port located here is the most important port of Europe. To learn some more interesting and fun facts about Holland, read on.

Interesting and fun facts about Holland

* There are around 16 million bicycles in Holland, which supposedly means one for every inhabitant.
* The highest point in Holland is called the ‘mountain’, which 323 meters high.
* Hollanders usually have a bunch of flowers in their living rooms.
* Holland has the highest museum density in the world, with almost 1000 museums.
* The first World Press Photo Exhibition was held in Holland.
* The lowest point in Holland is a polder near Rotterdam, which is about seven meters below sea level.
* A consistent drainage is necessary to save Holland from flooding.
* Holland roughly makes 13 percent of Netherlands.
* The landscape of Holland is dotted with windmills, which have become its hallmark.
* Holland has over 4,400 km of navigable rivers, canals and lakes.
* Holland is 6.7 meters below sea level at its lowest point.
* Holland was one of the six founding members of the European Community.
* Holland is quite often termed as a ‘land of compromise’ as it always has a coalition government.
* The Van Gogh Museum and the Kröller-Müller Museum houses the largest Van Gogh collections in the world.
* Holland is the third largest exporter of agricultural produce, after US and France, even though only 3% of the Dutch population is employed in agriculture sector.