Dutch provinces, found on the map
Find all twelve provinces, from Zeeland’s delta islands to Friesland’s coast and the hills of Limburg. Holland names two provinces, rather than the entire country.
12 to find, 8 a run.
2 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Drenthe
- Flevoland
- Friesland
- Gelderland
- Groningen
- Limburg
- North Brabant
- North Holland
- Overijssel
- South Holland
- Utrecht
- Zeeland
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Groningen
- Groningen province reaches from its university city to the Wadden coast and the German border. It is distinct from the city of Groningen.
- Friesland
- Friesland, officially Fryslân, includes Leeuwarden, lakes and several Wadden islands. Dutch and Frisian are official languages here.
- Drenthe
- Assen is the capital of Drenthe. Heath, woodland and prehistoric stone burial chambers called hunebedden characterise its inland landscapes.
- Overijssel
- Zwolle is the provincial capital. The IJssel follows much of its western side; Enschede belongs to the eastern region of Twente.
- Flevoland
- Flevoland became a province in 1986. Its polders were reclaimed during the Zuiderzee Works, while former islands such as Urk and Schokland preserve an older history.
- Gelderland
- Gelderland contains the Veluwe and stretches of the Rhine’s branches. Arnhem lies on the Nederrijn, Nijmegen on the Waal.
- Utrecht
- Utrecht province sits around the city of the same name. Its eastern hills, river plains and central transport position connect the western cities with the interior.
- North Holland
- Amsterdam lies in North Holland, but Haarlem is its provincial capital. The province includes coastal dunes, the Zaan region and the Wadden island of Texel.
- South Holland
- The Hague is South Holland’s capital and the seat of the national government. Rotterdam’s port links this densely settled province to the North Sea and the Rhine delta.
- Zeeland
- Zeeland’s islands and peninsulas lie between estuaries of the Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt. Middelburg is its capital; flood defences are central to its landscape.
- North Brabant
- North Brabant includes Eindhoven, Tilburg and Breda. Its capital is ’s-Hertogenbosch. The province is distinct from the Belgian provinces bearing the Brabant name.
- Limburg
- Dutch Limburg follows the Meuse through Venlo, Roermond and Maastricht. It is separate from Belgian Limburg; its southern hills contain Vaalserberg, the European Netherlands’ highest point.
How this one works
How many provinces are on the map?
12. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 2 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Netherlands page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 12 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of the Netherlands keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of the Netherlands
Afghanistan has the same map in Provinces of Afghanistan. Argentina has the same map in Argentine provinces and Buenos Aires. Belgium has the same map in Belgian provinces and Brussels. Bulgaria has the same map in Bulgarian provinces. Cambodia has the same map in Cambodia’s provinces and capital. Canada has the same map in Canadian provinces and territories. China has the same map in Chinese provinces. Costa Rica has the same map in Costa Rican provinces. Cuba has the same map in Cuban provinces and Isla de la Juventud. Dominican Republic has the same map in Dominican provinces and National District. Ecuador has the same map in Ecuadorian provinces. Indonesia has the same map in Indonesian provinces. Iran has the same map in Iranian provinces. Laos has the same map in Laos’s provinces and capital. Mongolia has the same map in Mongolian aimags. Nepal has the same map in Nepali provinces. Panama has the same map in Panamanian provinces and comarcas. South Africa has the same map in South African provinces. South Korea has the same map in South Korean divisions. Sri Lanka has the same map in Provinces of Sri Lanka. Thailand has the same map in Thai provinces and Bangkok. Türkiye has the same map in Turkish provinces. Vietnam has the same map in Vietnamese provinces and municipalities. All three together on the Netherlands atlas page, the country itself on the Netherlands guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.