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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A9" title="البلدان المنخفضة – Arabisch" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="البلدان المنخفضة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%8F_%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B4%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B" title="Гістарычныя Нідэрланды – Belarussisch" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Гістарычныя Нідэрланды" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarussisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F_(%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82)" title="Нидерландия (историческа област) – Bulgaars" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Нидерландия (историческа област)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgaars" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C3%AFsos_Baixos_(regi%C3%B3_hist%C3%B2rica)" title="Països Baixos (regió històrica) – Catalaans" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Països Baixos (regió històrica)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizozem%C3%AD_(region)" title="Nizozemí (region) – Tsjechisch" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Nizozemí (region)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Tsjechisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Gwledydd_Isel" title="Y Gwledydd Isel – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Y Gwledydd Isel" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlandene_(historisk_omr%C3%A5de)" title="Nederlandene (historisk område) – Deens" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Nederlandene (historisk område)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Deens" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Netherlands" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%89_%CE%A7%CF%8E%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%82_(%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%AE)" title="Κάτω Χώρες (περιοχή) – Grieks" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κάτω Χώρες (περιοχή)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Grieks" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Countries" title="Low Countries – Engels" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Low Countries" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="Engels" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaltaj_Landoj" title="Malaltaj Landoj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Malaltaj Landoj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C3%ADses_Bajos_(regi%C3%B3n)" title="Países Bajos (región) – Spaans" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Países Bajos (región)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madalmaad" title="Madalmaad – Estisch" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Madalmaad" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbehereak_(eskualde_historikoa)" title="Herbehereak (eskualde historikoa) – Baskisch" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Herbehereak (eskualde historikoa)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Baskisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%84%DB%8C" title="کشورهای سفلی – Perzisch" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کشورهای سفلی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Perzisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alankomaat_(alue)" title="Alankomaat (alue) – Fins" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Alankomaat (alue)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Fins" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pays-Bas_(r%C3%A9gion_historique)" title="Pays-Bas (région historique) – Frans" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Pays-Bas (région historique)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="Frans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Nederlannen" title="De Nederlannen – Fries" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="De Nederlannen" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Fries" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na_T%C3%ADortha_faoi_Thoinn" title="Na Tíortha faoi Thoinn – Iers" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Na Tíortha faoi Thoinn" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Iers" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C3%ADses_Baixos_(rexi%C3%B3n_hist%C3%B3rica)" title="Países Baixos (rexión histórica) – Galicisch" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Países Baixos (rexión histórica)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galicisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%94" title="ארצות השפלה – Hebreeuws" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ארצות השפלה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebreeuws" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niske_Zemlje" title="Niske Zemlje – Kroatisch" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Niske Zemlje" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Kroatisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A9metalf%C3%B6ld" title="Németalföld – Hongaars" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Németalföld" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hongaars" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paises_Basse_(region_historic)" title="Paises Basse (region historic) – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Paises Basse (region historic)" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negeri_Rendah" title="Negeri Rendah – Indonesisch" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Negeri Rendah" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C3%B0url%C3%B6nd" title="Niðurlönd – IJslands" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Niðurlönd" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="IJslands" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paesi_Bassi_(regione_storica)" title="Paesi Bassi (regione storica) – Italiaans" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Paesi Bassi (regione storica)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italiaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88" title="ネーデルラント – Japans" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ネーデルラント" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="ისტორიული ნიდერლანდები – Georgisch" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ისტორიული ნიდერლანდები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%80%EC%A7%80%EB%8C%80_%EA%B5%AD%EA%B0%80" title="저지대 국가 – Koreaans" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="저지대 국가" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Koreaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDemum%C5%B3_%C5%A1alys" title="Žemumų šalys – Litouws" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Žemumų šalys" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Litouws" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%98%D0%B8" title="Ниски Земји – Macedonisch" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Ниски Земји" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negeri-Negeri_Pamah" title="Negeri-Negeri Pamah – Maleis" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Negeri-Negeri Pamah" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Maleis" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laege_Laanden_(staotkunde)" title="Laege Laanden (staotkunde) – Nederduits" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Laege Laanden (staotkunde)" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Nederduits" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlanda" title="Nederlanda – Noors - Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Nederlanda" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Noors - Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlandene" title="Nederlandene – Noors - Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Nederlandene" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Noors - Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niderlandy_(kraina_historyczna)" title="Niderlandy (kraina historyczna) – Pools" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Niderlandy (kraina historyczna)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Pools" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86" title="نشیبستان – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="نشیبستان" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C3%ADses_Baixos_(regi%C3%A3o)" title="Países Baixos (região) – Portugees" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Países Baixos (região)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portugees" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%9A%C4%83rile_de_Jos_(regiune)" title="Țările de Jos (regiune) – Roemeens" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Țările de Jos (regiune)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Roemeens" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B" title="Исторические Нидерланды – Russisch" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Исторические Нидерланды" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Kintras" title="Law Kintras – Schots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Law Kintras" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Schots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niske_Zemlje" title="Niske Zemlje – Servo-Kroatisch" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Niske Zemlje" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Servo-Kroatisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Countries" title="Low Countries – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Low Countries" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizozemsko" title="Nizozemsko – Slowaaks" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Nizozemsko" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slowaaks" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizozemske_de%C5%BEele" title="Nizozemske dežele – Sloveens" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Nizozemske dežele" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Sloveens" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendet_e_Ul%C3%ABta" title="Vendet e Ulëta – Albanees" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Vendet e Ulëta" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanees" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B5_%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%99%D0%B5" title="Ниске Земље – Servisch" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Ниске Земље" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Servisch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Disambig-dark.svg/25px-Disambig-dark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Disambig-dark.svg/38px-Disambig-dark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Disambig-dark.svg/50px-Disambig-dark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="444" data-file-height="340" /></span></span></span> <i>Zie <a href="/wiki/Lage_Landen_(doorverwijspagina)" class="mw-disambig" title="Lage Landen (doorverwijspagina)">Lage Landen (doorverwijspagina)</a> voor andere betekenissen van Lage Landen.</i> </div> <div id="sjabloon_zie" class="hatnote" style="padding:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa; font-size:95%;" role="note"><span style="padding-right:0.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Disambig-dark.svg/25px-Disambig-dark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Disambig-dark.svg/38px-Disambig-dark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Disambig-dark.svg/50px-Disambig-dark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="444" data-file-height="340" /></span></span></span> <i>Zie <a href="/wiki/Nederland_(doorverwijspagina)" class="mw-disambig" title="Nederland (doorverwijspagina)">Nederland (doorverwijspagina)</a> voor andere betekenissen van Nederland.</i> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Bestand:NasaBenelux.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/NasaBenelux.jpg/260px-NasaBenelux.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="416" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/NasaBenelux.jpg/390px-NasaBenelux.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/NasaBenelux.jpg/520px-NasaBenelux.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1258" data-file-height="2013" /></a><figcaption>De Lage Landen vanuit de ruimte gezien</figcaption></figure> <p>De <b>Nederlanden</b> of de <b>Lage Landen</b> is een regio in Noordwest-<a href="/wiki/Europa_(werelddeel)" title="Europa (werelddeel)">Europa</a> die ongeveer overeenkomt met de huidige <a href="/wiki/Benelux" title="Benelux">Benelux</a> (<a href="/wiki/Belgi%C3%AB_(hoofdbetekenis)" class="mw-redirect" title="België (hoofdbetekenis)">België</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nederland_(hoofdbetekenis)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nederland (hoofdbetekenis)">Nederland</a> en <a href="/wiki/Luxemburg_(land)" title="Luxemburg (land)">Luxemburg</a>) en de <a href="/wiki/Frankrijk" title="Frankrijk">Franse</a> <a href="/wiki/Departement" title="Departement">departementen</a> <a href="/wiki/Noorderdepartement" title="Noorderdepartement">Nord</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pas-de-Calais" title="Pas-de-Calais">Pas-de-Calais</a>, het <a href="/wiki/Graafschap_Artesi%C3%AB" title="Graafschap Artesië">graafschap Artesië</a> en <a href="/wiki/Picardi%C3%AB" title="Picardië">Picardië</a> ten noorden van de <a href="/wiki/Somme_(rivier)" title="Somme (rivier)">Somme</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymologie">Etymologie</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nederlanden&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Bewerk dit kopje: Etymologie" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>bewerken</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nederlanden&action=edit&section=1" title="De broncode bewerken van de sectie: Etymologie"><span>brontekst bewerken</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="hatnote" style="margin-bottom:0.5em; padding:0.5em 0 0.5em 1.6em; font-size:95%;" role="note"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/23px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/30px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> <i>Zie <a href="/wiki/Benamingen_van_de_Lage_Landen" title="Benamingen van de Lage Landen">Benamingen van de Lage Landen</a> voor het hoofdartikel over dit onderwerp.</i></div> <p>Aanvankelijk was de benaming slechts een onderscheid van laaggelegen gebieden in de <a href="/wiki/Duitsland" title="Duitsland">Duitse</a> landen met hogergelegen Bovenlanden. Vanaf de zestiende eeuw werd de Lage Landen een gangbare benaming voor de <a href="/wiki/Habsburgse_Nederlanden" title="Habsburgse Nederlanden">Nederlandse</a> gewesten, ook wel aangeduid als <i>Vlaanderen</i>, <i>Nederlanden</i>, <i>Belgium</i> en <i>Pays-Bas</i>. Onderling waren deze benamingen min of meer inwisselbaar. Ook voor de <a href="/wiki/Habsburgse_Nederlanden" title="Habsburgse Nederlanden">Nederlanden</a> gold aanvankelijk dat <i>Nederlant</i>, <i>Niederland</i> of <i>Niderlant</i> slechts een onderscheid aangaf met hoger gelegen gebieden die wel werden aangeduid met <i>Oberlant</i> ('Opperland'). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geografie">Geografie</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nederlanden&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Bewerk dit kopje: Geografie" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>bewerken</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nederlanden&action=edit&section=2" title="De broncode bewerken van de sectie: Geografie"><span>brontekst bewerken</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Met het ontbreken van duidelijke geografische kenmerken in het oosten en zuiden was alleen de Noordzee een duidelijk afgebakende grens. Rond 1400 schreef dan ook <i>een onghenoemt Clerc, geboren vten lagen landen bi der zee</i> een kroniek over de geschiedenis van alleen het <a href="/wiki/Graafschap_Holland" title="Graafschap Holland">graafschap Holland</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geschiedenis">Geschiedenis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nederlanden&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Bewerk dit kopje: Geschiedenis" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>bewerken</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nederlanden&action=edit&section=3" title="De broncode bewerken van de sectie: Geschiedenis"><span>brontekst bewerken</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="hatnote" style="margin-bottom:0.5em; padding:0.5em 0 0.5em 1.6em; font-size:95%;" role="note"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/23px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/30px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> <i>Zie <a href="/wiki/Tijdlijn_van_de_Lage_Landen" title="Tijdlijn van de Lage Landen">Tijdlijn van de Lage Landen</a> voor het hoofdartikel over dit onderwerp.</i></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Bestand:The_Low_Countries.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/The_Low_Countries.png/300px-The_Low_Countries.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="351" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/The_Low_Countries.png/450px-The_Low_Countries.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/The_Low_Countries.png/600px-The_Low_Countries.png 2x" data-file-width="863" data-file-height="1011" /></a><figcaption>De Nederlanden in de 16e en 17e eeuw</figcaption></figure> <p>Tijdens de <a href="/wiki/Romeinse_Keizerrijk" title="Romeinse Keizerrijk">Romeinse tijd</a> bevatte de regio een gemilitariseerde grens en een contactpunt tussen Rome en <a href="/wiki/Germanen" title="Germanen">Germaanse stammen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Vanaf de <a href="/wiki/15e_eeuw" title="15e eeuw">15e eeuw</a> kwamen een steeds groter aantal <a href="/wiki/Gewest_(Lage_Landen)" title="Gewest (Lage Landen)">gewesten</a> in dit gebied onder bestuur van de <a href="/wiki/Bourgondische_hertogen" class="mw-redirect" title="Bourgondische hertogen">Bourgondische hertogen</a> en kreeg het naast een <a href="/wiki/Aardrijkskunde" title="Aardrijkskunde">geografische</a> ook een <a href="/wiki/Politiek" title="Politiek">politieke</a> betekenis: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/De_Nederlanden_in_de_Middeleeuwen" class="mw-redirect" title="De Nederlanden in de Middeleeuwen">De Nederlanden in de Middeleeuwen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bourgondische_tijd" class="mw-redirect" title="Bourgondische tijd">Bourgondische Nederlanden</a> (1384-1482)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habsburgse_Nederlanden" title="Habsburgse Nederlanden">Habsburgse Nederlanden</a> (1482-1581/1795) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geschiedenis_van_de_Habsburgse_Nederlanden_(1482-1556)" title="Geschiedenis van de Habsburgse Nederlanden (1482-1556)">Geschiedenis van de Habsburgse Nederlanden (1482-1556)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bourgondische_Kreits" title="Bourgondische Kreits">Bourgondische Kreits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zeventien_Provinci%C3%ABn" title="Zeventien Provinciën">Zeventien Provinciën</a> (1543-1585)</li></ul></li></ul> <p>Ook na het uiteenvallen van dit grotere staatkundige verband bleven afzonderlijke delen zich met de naam Nederlanden aanduiden: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zuidelijke_Nederlanden" title="Zuidelijke Nederlanden">Zuidelijke Nederlanden</a> (sinds 1581) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spaanse_Nederlanden" title="Spaanse Nederlanden">Spaanse Nederlanden</a> (1555-1713)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oostenrijkse_Nederlanden" title="Oostenrijkse Nederlanden">Oostenrijkse Nederlanden</a> (1714-1789 en 1791-1795)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verenigde_Nederlandse_Staten" title="Verenigde Nederlandse Staten">Verenigde Nederlandse Staten</a> (1790)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voorlopige_regering_van_Belgi%C3%AB_(1814-1815)" title="Voorlopige regering van België (1814-1815)">Algemeen Bestuur der Nederlanden</a> (1814-1815)</li> <li>Het <a href="/wiki/Prinsbisdom_Luik" title="Prinsbisdom Luik">prinsbisdom Luik</a> behoorde geografisch tot de Zuidelijke Nederlanden, maar was tot 1795 politiek onafhankelijk.</li></ul></li> <li>Noordelijke Nederlanden (sinds 1581) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republiek_der_Zeven_Verenigde_Nederlanden" title="Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden">Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden</a> (1581-1795)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soeverein_Vorstendom_der_Verenigde_Nederlanden" class="mw-redirect" title="Soeverein Vorstendom der Verenigde Nederlanden">Soeverein Vorstendom der Verenigde Nederlanden</a> (1813-1815)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koninkrijk_der_Nederlanden" title="Koninkrijk der Nederlanden">Koninkrijk der Nederlanden</a> (1830-heden)</li></ul></li> <li>De Noordelijke en Zuidelijke Nederlanden waren kortstondig herenigd als <a href="/wiki/Verenigd_Koninkrijk_der_Nederlanden" title="Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden">Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden</a>, tot het ontstaan van België(1815-1830).</li></ul> <p>Vooral cultureel en taalkundig gezien zijn er daarnaast nog: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franse_Nederlanden" title="Franse Nederlanden">Franse Nederlanden</a> (1659/1677-heden)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opper-Gelre" title="Opper-Gelre">Opper-Gelre</a> (1713-heden)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oost-Friesland" title="Oost-Friesland">Oost-Friesland</a> (1744-heden)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delingen_van_Luxemburg" title="Delingen van Luxemburg">Tweede deling van Luxemburg</a> (1815-heden)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heraldiek">Heraldiek</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nederlanden&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Bewerk dit kopje: Heraldiek" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>bewerken</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nederlanden&action=edit&section=4" title="De broncode bewerken van de sectie: Heraldiek"><span>brontekst bewerken</span></a><span 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