Houtrijk en Polanen is a former municipality in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
North Holland. It existed from 1817 to 1863, when it was merged with
Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude.
Houtrijk en Polanen was the area on the south side of the former
IJ Bay between
Haarlem and
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
, around the town of
Halfweg.
References
Former municipalities of North Holland
Haarlemmermeer
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