Northern Netherlands

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The Northern Netherlands refers to the historically Protestant, Dutch-speaking provinces in the north of the Low Countries that formed the core of what became the Dutch Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
part of the Low Countries
alsoKnownAs Dutch Republic
surface form: Seven United Netherlands

United Provinces
associatedWithDynasty House of Orange-Nassau
associatedWithEvent Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch Revolt

Eighty Years' War
borderedBy North Sea
Southern Netherlands
capital The Hague
contrastWith Southern Netherlands
country Dutch Republic
culturalRegion Dutch-speaking world
dominantEthnicGroup Dutch
economicRole commercial hub of Europe
maritime trading center
formedCoreOf Dutch Republic
gainedIndependenceFrom Spanish Empire
governedBy States General of the Netherlands
hasCoastOn North Sea
Wadden Sea
hasLanguage Dutch
hasReligion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
historicalImportance center of Dutch Golden Age
historicalLanguage Dutch
Frisian
historicallyDominantReligion Calvinism
historicalPeriod 16th century
17th century
Early Modern period
Eighty Years' War
surface form: Eighty Years' War era
historicalSuccessor Kingdom of the Netherlands
locatedIn Europe
Low Countries
Northern Europe
majorCity Amsterdam
Groningen
Rotterdam
Utrecht
majorPort Amsterdam
Rotterdam
partOf Habsburg Netherlands
politicalEntity United Provinces
politicalSystem federal republic
religiousCharacteristic largely Protestant
religiousMinority Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholics
separatedFrom Southern Netherlands
wasUnderRuleOf Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy

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Union of Utrecht appliesToJurisdiction Northern Netherlands
Eindhoven locatedIn Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: southern Netherlands
University of Groningen locatedIn Northern Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands hasPart Northern Netherlands
Eemsdelta locatedIn Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Lordship of Friesland locatedIn Northern Netherlands
Lordship of Friesland partOf Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: Northern Netherlands region
Lordship of Overijssel locatedIn Northern Netherlands
Low Countries alternativeName Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: the Netherlands (historical broader sense)
Pekela locatedInRegion Northern Netherlands
Ommelanden locatedIn Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Van Starkenborghkanaal locatedIn Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Het Hogeland locatedIn Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Eemskanaal locatedIn Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Lordship of Utrecht historicalSubregionOf Northern Netherlands
Carolingian Empire country Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: Netherlands (part)
Southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands northernNeighbor Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: Northern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Siege of Groningen (1594) historicalRegion Northern Netherlands
Stadtholder of Drenthe historicalRegion Northern Netherlands
University of Franeker locatedIn Northern Netherlands
Dutch railway network connectsRegion Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: North Netherlands
Leeuwarden City Palace locatedIn Northern Netherlands
Harlingen locatedIn Northern Netherlands
Eleven Cities Tour region Northern Netherlands
Flag of Friesland region Northern Netherlands
Stadskanaal partOf Northern Netherlands
Delfzijl locatedIn Northern Netherlands
eastern Netherlands borders Northern Netherlands
subject surface form: Eastern Netherlands
Franeker locatedIn Northern Netherlands
Tynaarlo partOf Northern Netherlands
Franeker University regionServed Northern Netherlands
southern Netherlands isOftenContrastedWith Northern Netherlands
subject surface form: Southern Netherlands
Frisians nativeTo Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Vroegnieuwnederlands regio Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: Noordelijke Nederlanden
Assen partOf Northern Netherlands
Hunebedden foundInRegion Northern Netherlands
Altsächsisch region Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: Nördliche Niederlande
Meppel locatedIn Northern Netherlands
Southern Netherlands borderedBy Northern Netherlands
Noordenveld partOf Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: Northern Netherlands region
Province of Groningen locatedIn Northern Netherlands
Holwierde locatedInRegion Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Wagenborgen locatedInCountrySubdivision Northern Netherlands
Garrelsweer locatedInRegion Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Krewerd locatedIn Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Marsum locatedInRegion Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Leermens locatedIn Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands
Leermens locatedInRegion Northern Netherlands
this entity surface form: northern Netherlands