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== External links ==
== External links ==
* Albertus Antonie Nijland, "[https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1909Obs....32..297./abstract Time in Holland]", ''The Observatory'', '''32''' (1909), 301.
*[http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/wettijd/wettijd.htm {{lang|nl|Wettelijke tijdregeling in Nederland}}] {{in lang|nl}}
*[http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/wettijd/wettijd.htm {{lang|nl|Wettelijke tijdregeling in Nederland}}] {{in lang|nl}}
*[http://home.kpn.nl/jligteneigen/Artikelen/Art18NL.html Dutch Time Act]
*[http://home.kpn.nl/jligteneigen/Artikelen/Art18NL.html Dutch Time Act]

Revision as of 02:39, 24 April 2021

Time in Europe:
Light Blue Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Blue Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Western European Summer Time / British Summer Time / Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)
Red Central European Time (UTC+1)
Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Yellow Eastern European Time / Kaliningrad Time (UTC+2)
Ochre Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
Green Moscow Time / Turkey Time (UTC+3)
Turquoise Armenia Time / Azerbaijan Time / Georgia Time / Samara Time (UTC+4)
 Pale colours: Standard time observed all year
 Dark colours: Summer time observed

In the Netherlands, the standard time is Central European Time (UTC+01:00). Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST).[1]

History

UTC+00:20 was used in the Netherlands from 1 May 1909 to 16 May 1940, where it was known as Amsterdam Time or Dutch Time.[citation needed]

When Germany occupied the Netherlands in World War II, Berlin Time was adopted, and this has been retained ever since.

Date and notation

IANA time zone database

In the IANA time zone database, the Netherlands is given Europe/Amsterdam.

See also

References

  1. ^ Time in the Netherlands. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.