Kethel en Spaland is a former municipality in the

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province of

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. It was located to the north of the city of

Schiedam Schiedam () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen, and south of Delft. In the south the city is connected with the village ...

, and covered the village of Kethel and the hamlet

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. Kethel en Spaland was a separate municipality until 1941, when it merged with

. The municipality had a population of 1,450 in 1868 and within the historical limits currently live 15,260 people. The former municipal flag consists of a horizontal tricolor, orange-black-orange, at a 2:1:2 ratio. The flag was designed after the coat of arms, depicting a black cauldron.A.M. Schouten, "Historische Gemeenten van Nederland en hun Vlaggen", 2012.

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Map of the former municipality in 1868
Former municipalities of South Holland History of Schiedam {{SouthHolland-geo-stub