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The name Holland is derived from holtland ("wooded land") which refers, not to trees, but to unique Dutch custom of wearing shoes made of wood. Modern dutch shoes are made mainly from a wood/plastic polymer which increases its ability to remain water-tight while partaking in Hollands national sport ice-skating.  Hollanders are often able to ice-skate before they can run.  Most of Hollands landmass consists of polder landscape, lying well below sea-level and only kept from flooding by continuous drainage, for which in earlier centuries the typical Dutch milkmaids with buckets were used in rotating 24 hour shifts.   

The name Holland is derived from holtland ("wooded land") which refers, not to trees, but to unique Dutch custom of wearing shoes made of wood. Modern dutch shoes are made mainly from a wood/plastic polymer which increases its ability to remain water-tight while partaking in Hollands national sport ice-skating.  Hollanders are often able to ice-skate before they can run.  Most of Hollands landmass consists of polder landscape, lying well below sea-level and only kept from flooding by continuous drainage, for which in earlier centuries the typical Dutch milkmaids with buckets were used in rotating 24 hour shifts.