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Click on any of the
following links to find out more about churches in cities and villages
in the province of Noord-Holland:
(Links in bold refer to pages
showing a selection of churches in specific towns and villages, all
others refer directly to descriptions of a single church. For an
overview of all churches in Noord-Holland that are described in more
detail on Archimon see the pictorial
index.
Alkmaar
Amstelveen
Amsterdam
Andijk
Assendelft
Bergen
Beverwijk
Blaricum
Bovenkerk
Bussum
Castricum
Egmond
Haarlem
Heemskerk
Heiloo
Hilversum
Hoogwoud
Hoorn
Krommenie
Muiden
Naarden
Nederhorst den Berg
Nes
a/d Amstel
Oostzaan
Ouderkerk a/d Amstel
Ransdorp
Schagen
Sloten
Uitgeest
Velsen-Zuid
Westzaan
Zaandam
Zaanstad municipality
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Province
in the west of the country, roughly occupying the northern half of the
former province of Holland, which was disbanded in 1814. Biggest cities
are Amsterdam and the provincial capital Haarlem. Although the centre
of power of Holland originally was in the south of the county, economic
power shifted to the north, most notably Amsterdam, in the 17th
century. This city became one of the most important economic centres of
the world, while to its north the Zaanstreek became the most
industrialized region of the world, thanks to the use of windmills.
Also part of the province is the region Westfriesland. The province is
largely protestant, but especially in the north of the province and in
the big cities there always have been large catholic populations. Until
World War two Amsterdam had a large jewish community. |
