Midden-Delfland
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| Midden-Delfland | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Municipality | 49.38 km² (19.1 sq mi) |
| - Land | 47.45 km² (18.3 sq mi) |
| - Water | 1.92 km² (0.7 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Municipality | 17,548 |
| - Density | 370/km² (958.3/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website: www.middendelfland.nl | |
Midden-Delfland (population : 17,072 in 2004) is a municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands, which covers an area of 49.38 km² (of which 1.93 km² water).
It is the result from the merger as of January 1st, 2004 of the following:
Maasland (population: 6,844), covers an area of 24.42 km² (of which 0.64 km² water).
Schipluiden (population: 11,173), covers an area of 30.00 km² (of which 0.39 km² water).
The municipality comprises settlements with these two names, as well as Den Hoorn, 't Woudt, Gaag, Negenhuizen, Zouteveen although Midden-Delfland itself is not the name of a settlement. The green area that comprises the municipality of Midden-Delfland was named Midden-Delfland before 2004, and it referred to the green area surrounded by cities (you can see the centres of The Hague and Rotterdam) and the horticulture area of Westland. The supporters of a continuous green area were lucky that the municipality of Midden-Delfland became a reality: the cities of Delft, Vlaardingen and Schiedam wanted to build new houses here, and the Westland gardeners also wanted to expand. Now, Midden-Delfland is designated as a recreation area for people from the surrounding cities.
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