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Holland, city, Ottawa county, southwestern Michigan, U.S., on Lake Macatawa, an inlet of Lake Michigan, some 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Grand Rapids. In 1847 A.C. Van Raalte, a minister from the Netherlands, led a group of Dutch settlers to the site, which became a focus for further Dutch immigration. Early lumber industries gave way to agriculture, poultry raising, manufacturing (office furniture, auto parts, food products), and resort activities. Holland State Park and Dutch Village (a recreation and exhibition complex) are nearby, and the annual Tulip Time Festival in May is a popular event. The Holland Museum has exhibits of Dutch folklore; another popular attraction is an 18th-century Dutch windmill, called De Zwaan (“The Swan”), brought from the Netherlands in the 1960s. Hope College (1851) and Western Theological Seminary (1866) are maintained by the Reformed Church in America. Inc. city, 1867. Pop. (2000) 35,048; Holland–Grand Haven Metro Area, 238,314; (2010) 33,051; Holland–Grand Haven Metro Area, 263,801.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.