Names of Netherlands

In the Netherlands and abroad has different denominations. ==Background[ Edit] == The current Netherlands exists only since 1830, after the secession of Belgium. There were several names used to the area or to indicate parts of the current region, such as the low countries (in French Pays-Bas), theDutch Republic, the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of Holland in the French time. As a result, in other languages different names are used for Netherlands.

The current Netherlands is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The special plural form goes back to the time of the birth of the country, namely the separation of the Spanish Netherlands during the eighty years ' warand decided at the peace of Westphalia in 1648. At that time it was a Union founded, more or less similar to aspects of today's European Union, which is called Republic of the seven United Netherlands. Netherlands was for a long time a Republic and after the Napoleonic wars was a Kingdom under King William I. ==Variations of "Netherlands"[ Edit] ==
 * 1) ↑ Up to: (a) b  This is a derivative of the Germanic Word for people, the name Diets
 * 2) Up ↑  The Spanish Netherlands and Belgium at Países Bajos often to think together