Holland (disambiguation)

Holland (disambiguation)

Holland can refer to:

Relating to the Netherlands

* Holland is a region within the Netherlands, now divided into two provinces:
**North Holland
**South Holland
* In English, "Holland" is often used as a name for the whole of The Netherlands (rather as "England" is sometimes used to mean "The United Kingdom"). (see also Netherlands (terminology))
* The Dutch Republic or Republic of the Seven United Provinces, an independent aristocratic Republic from 1579/1581 until 1795, simply called "Holland" in literature frequently.
* The Kingdom of Holland, a French vassal state covering roughly the area of the Netherlands during the Napoleonic era (1806-1810)

Holland can also refer to:

Places

Canada

* Holland Landing, Ontario
* Holland River, Ontario

United Kingdom

* Holland, Lancashire and Up Holland
* Holland, Lincolnshire, formerly one of three 'Parts' of Lincolnshire
* New Holland, North Lincolnshire, a village
* Holland Park, a part of Kensington, London

United States

* Holland, Arkansas
* South Holland, Illinois
* Holland, Indiana
* Holland, Iowa
* Holland, Kansas
* Holland, Massachusetts
* Holland, Michigan
* Holland, Minnesota
* Holland, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Holland, Missouri
* Holland, New York
* Holland, North Carolina
* Holland, Ohio
* Holland, Pennsylvania
* Holland, Texas
* Holland, Vermont
* Holland, Wisconsin
* Holland Township, Michigan
* Holland Township, Minnesota

Music

* "Holland" (album), by The Beach Boys
* A song by Sufjan Stevens on "Michigan" (album)
* The former name of a rock ‘n’ roll band from Nashville, Tennessee, now known as The Lonely Hearts

ubmarines and ships

A range of prototype and commissioned submarines were designed and built by, or named for, John Philip Holland. The prototypes were designated using the Roman numerals (I–VI). It should be noted that the Holland VI prototype became the USS Holland, the first US Navy submarine. The British Royal Navy submarines based on designs by Holland were designated using the Arabic numerals (1–6).

Prototype submarines

* "Holland I" (1878)
* "Holland II"
* "Holland III" (1883)
* "Holland VI" (1897–1900) – after trial runs and modifications, this prototype was commissioned in 1900 by the US Navy as USS "Holland" (SS-1), the US Navy's first submarine.

Commissioned submarines and ships

* USS "Holland" (SS-1) (1900–1913) – in origin, this craft was launched in 1897 as the "Holland VI" prototype, and was given the USS Holland designation after it was commissioned in 1900 by the US Navy as its first submarine.

* "Holland class submarine", Royal Navy
** Holland 1 (1901–1913)
** Holland 2 (1902–1913)
** Holland 3 (1902–1913)
** Holland 4 (1902–1914)
** Holland 5 (1902–1912)

* American Holland Class Submarines, a Russian class of submarines

* USS Holland – list of ships called USS Holland

English titles of nobility

* Baron Holland, an English noble title, now extinct
* Earl of Holland, an English noble title, now extinct

Other uses

* Holland Novak, a fictional character from the anime "Eureka Seven"
* Holland (chicken), a breed of chicken originating in the U.S.

ee also

* Holland (surname)
* Hollander (includes Hollaender and Holländer)
* François Hollande


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