Utrecht (province) Pope Clement VII gave his consent, under political pressure after the Sack of Rome. However, the Habsburg rule did not last long, as Utrecht joined in the Dutch Revolt against Charles' successor Philip II in 1579, becoming a part of the Dutch Republic. In World War II, Utrecht was held by German forces until the general capitulation of the Germans in the Netherlands on May 5, 1945. It was occupied by Canadian Allied forces on May 7, 1945. The towns of Oudewater, Woerden and Vianen were transferred from the province of South Holland to Utrecht in 1970, 1989 and 2002
Gyeonggi Province west coast. Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, "Gyeonggi" means "the area surrounding the capital". Thus "Gyeonggi-do" can be translated as "province surrounding Seoul". The provincial capital is Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is in the heart of the province but has been separately administered as a provincial-level "special city" since 1946. Incheon—South Korea's third-largest city—is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level "metropolitan city" since 1981. The three jurisdictions are collectively referred to as "Sudogwon" and cover , with a combined