Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle

Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle
—  Former municipality  —

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Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Zuidplas
Area(2006)
 • Total 31.10 km2 (12 sq mi)
 • Land 29.87 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
 • Water 1.23 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 • Total 10,377
 • Density 347/km2 (898.7/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.zevenhuizen-moerkapelle.nl

Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.

The municipality was formed on January 1, 1991, through the merger of Moerkapelle and Zevenhuizen. It was initially called Moerhuizen before being renamed to Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle on February 1, 1992.[1]

The municipality joined the new municipality of Zuidplas on January 1, 2010.

It consists the population centres of Moerkapelle, Oud Verlaat, and Zevenhuizen.

References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Online version

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