Stein, South Holland

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The village (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Stein in the municipality of Vlist.

Stein (52°0′N, 4°47′E) is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Vlist, and lies about 5 km east of Gouda.

The statistical area "Stein", which can also include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1060.[1]

Stein was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1870, when it became part of Reeuwijk.[2] The part of the former municipality that lay north of the railway line from Gouda to Woerden still is part of that municipality; the southern part is now in Vlist.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
  2. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

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