Zevenhuizen is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

. It is located about 12 km northeast of the city of

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

. Zevenhuizen was a separate municipality until 1991, when it merged with

Moerkapelle Moerkapelle is a small town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 6 km east of the city of Zoetermeer, in the municipality of Zuidplas Zuidplas () is a municipality in the Netherlands located in the province of South Hol ...

to form the new municipality of Moerhuizen (renamed in 1992 to

Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle () 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 Moerhuiz ...

).Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Since 2010 Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle is part of the new municipality of

Zuidplas Zuidplas () is a municipality in the Netherlands located in the province of South Holland. It was established on 1 January 2010 by the joining of Moordrecht, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, and Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle. It had a population of 41,753 as ...

. It lies between the highway A12 and A20. The

Rotte (river) The Rotte is a river in the Rhine-Meuse, Maas-delta in the Netherlands. The Rotte is the eponym of the city of Rotterdam: the city was founded in the 13th century when a dam was built along the river. Etymology The river was originally named Rot ...

also goes past it and it lies in the Tweemanspolder,

Zuidplaspolder The Zuidplaspolder is a polder in the western Netherlands, located northeast of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, neighbouring settlements such as Zuidplas, Zevenhuizen, Waddinxveen, Moerkapelle, Gouda, Moordrecht, and Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel. It re ...

and the Eendragtspolder. It is surrounded by the villages

Waddinxveen Waddinxveen () is a town and municipality along the Gouwe (river), Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland near Gouda, South Holland, Gouda. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which ...

Moordrecht Moordrecht () is a town and a former municipality in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands, situated along the river Hollandse IJssel. In September 2006, 93% of the population of Moordrecht chose by referendum to pursue a merger with th ...

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (; population: 22,344 in 2004) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2010 it is part of the new municipality of Zuidplas. It is situated along the Holland ...

Lansingerland Lansingerland is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was formed on 1 January 2007, by the merger of the municipalities of Berkel en Rodenrijs, Bleiswijk and Bergschenhoek, collectively known as the "B-Tri ...

, and the neighborhood

Nesselande Nesselande is a new extension on the east side of the city of Rotterdam, in South Holland, the Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Prins Alexander, formerly Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle. Nesselande consists of three development areas: Tuinst ...

(located in

) and

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References

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File:Zevenhuizen, de Tweemanspolder Molen No. 2 RM40458 en No.1 RM40457 foto3 2016-05-01 17.10.jpg, Windmill: de Tweemanspolder Molen No. 1 and 2 File:Zevenhuizen, de Tweemanspolder Molen No. 3 RM40459 foto5 2016-05-01 17.15.jpg, Windmill: de Tweemanspolder Molen No. 3 File:Zevenhuizen, de Tweemanspolder Molen No. 4 RM40456 foto4 2016-05-01 17.20.jpg, Windmill: de Tweemanspolder Molen No. 4 Populated places in South Holland Former municipalities of South Holland Zuidplas {{SouthHolland-geo-stub