Car Rental Holland

The Netherlands are a parliamentary monarchy in the heart of Europe. With 16.5 million inhabitants on little more than 41,000 square kilometers, the State has one of the largest population densities on this earth. Half of all Dutch live here in the room ranking city in the West of the country. Here not only the provinces of North and South Holland and Flevoland together, but also the cities of Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, the Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht are arranged within a small-meshed network. Usually not more than 20 to km of 30 lie between the individual city are so perfectly to achieve with a rental car.

Half of the Netherlands is just one metre above sea level and around a quarter is even below this limit. Areas such as the province of Flevoland, which was reclaimed from the sea by land reclamation, is called polder. About one-fifth of the total area consists of water. In these circumstances it is hardly surprising that the Dutch considered the master of Deichbaus. For centuries, they defy threat of floods and storms. The Delta works in Zeeland are a world-famous example of this. To protect not only the entire province of South Holland, from flooding, but also parts of North Brabant and Gelderland. Which'American Society of civil engineers' appointed the dyke system even the' modern wonders of the world'.

In addition to the prevention of water, the Netherlands are a country of flowers. Far beyond the borders of the Kingdom, especially the Tulip fields in Amsterdam are known. But also the numerous windmills along Maas and Waal or the many canals that criss-cross the country, shape the landscape of German neighbours.

Learn also about motorhomes Netherlands to travel flexibly and conveniently by Holland or in the neighbouring countries.