3 , ▁the ▁old ▁provinces ▁and ▁their ▁names ▁were ▁re - est ab lished , ▁Holland ▁was ▁reun ited ▁and ▁East - F ris ia ▁went ▁its ▁separate ▁way . ▁The ▁ 1 7 ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁were ▁for ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁French ▁depart ments ▁and ▁their ▁borders , ▁in ▁particular ▁in ▁what ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁continuous ▁discussion ▁within ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁about ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁provinces . ▁Before ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁national ▁government ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁merge ▁the ▁provinces ▁Fle vol and , ▁North ▁Holland ▁and ▁U tre cht ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁province ▁( No ord v le ugel prov incie ). ▁Due ▁to ▁significant ▁protest ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ISO ▁ 3 1 6 6 - 2 : NL ▁Table ▁of ▁administrative ▁divisions ▁by ▁country ▁Fl ags ▁of ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Co ats ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁List ▁of ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁by ▁Human ▁Development ▁Index ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Basic ▁data ▁for ▁each ▁province , ▁with ▁links ▁to ▁official ▁province ▁sites ▁ ▁Historical ▁boundaries ▁of ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Sub div isions ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Netherlands , ▁Provin ces ▁Netherlands ▁ 1 ▁Provin ces , ▁Netherlands ▁Category : N ether lands ▁ge ography - related ▁lists ▁Category : Local ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands <0x0A> </s> ▁Lin wood ▁College ▁is ▁a ▁co - ed uc ational ▁secondary ▁school ▁in