Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle

Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle
—  Former municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°02′N 4°35′E / 52.03°N 4.58°E / 52.03; 4.58Coordinates: 52°02′N 4°35′E / 52.03°N 4.58°E / 52.03; 4.58
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 ( pronunciation (help·info)) 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.

The river Rotte forms within the municipality of Zuidplas.

References

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

External links

• Official Website
• Street map of Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle