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 | |
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Coordinates: 52°5′40″N 4°28′11″E / 52.09444°N 4.46972°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
Municipality | Leidschendam-Voorburg |
Area | |
• Total | 12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi) |
Population | ca. 2,400 |
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Stompwijk was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1938, when it merged with Veur to create the new municipality of Leidschendam.[1]
People born in Stompwijk
edit- Edwin Vurens (1968), football player
- Cees Juffermans (1982), marathon speed skater
References
edit- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
edit52°06′N 4°28′E / 52.100°N 4.467°E