Stompwijk
Encyclopedia
Stompwijk is a village in the Dutch
province of South Holland
. It is located between the cities Leiden and Zoetermeer
and is part of the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg
.
Stompwijk was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1938, when it merged with Veur
to create the new municipality of Leidschendam
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
. It is located between the cities Leiden and Zoetermeer
Zoetermeer
Zoetermeer is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 37.06 km² . A small village until the late 1960s, it had 6,392 inhabitants in 1950...
and is part of the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg
Leidschendam-Voorburg
Leidschendam-Voorburg is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 73,832 in 2004, and covers an area of 35.68 km² of which 2.86 km² is water.-Origin:...
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Stompwijk was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1938, when it merged with Veur
Veur
Veur is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It covered the northwestern part of the current town of Leidschendam.Veur was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1938, when it merges with Stompwijk to form the new municipality of Leidschendam.-External links: Map of the...
to create the new municipality of Leidschendam
Leidschendam
Leidschendam is a town and former municipality in the province of South Holland of the Netherlands. Along with Voorburg and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg.- History :...
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People born in Stompwijk
- Edwin VurensEdwin VurensEdwin Vurens is a Dutch football manager who currently coaches Dutch amateur side SV ARC. Vurens is a former international player who played professionally as a striker for clubs in the Netherlands and Switzerland.-Playing career:...
(1968), football player - Cees JuffermansCees JuffermansCees Juffermans is a former Dutch short track speed skater. Currently he is a marathon speed skater. He has a relationship with short track speed skater Liesbeth Mau Asam....
(1982), marathon speed skater