Midden-Delfland

Template:Infobox settlement Midden-Delfland (Template:IPA) is a municipality (gemeente) in the Westland region in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It had a population of Template:Dutch municipality population in Template:YEAR, and covers an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert is water.

It was formed on 1 January 2004 through the merger of the former municipalities:

Maasland (population: 6,844), covered an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert water.
Schipluiden (population: 11,173), covered an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert water.

Population centres

The municipality comprises the population centres: Template:Columns-list

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Midden-Delfland, June 2015

Geography

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 (such as 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.

Notable people

Jan Vermeer van Utrecht (1630 in Schipluiden – ca. 1696) a Dutch Golden Age painter
Marja van Bijsterveldt (born 1961) a Dutch politician, Mayor of Delft since 2016
IJsbrand Chardon (born 1961) a Dutch equestrian and winner at the World Equestrian Games
Ronald Vuijk (born 1965) a Dutch politician, alderman of Midden-Delfland 2011/2012
Gerben Moerman (born 1976 in Schipluiden) a Dutch sociologist and academic