Blokland is a hamlet in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of South Holland

South Holland

South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. It is a part of the municipality of Liemeer

Liemeer

thumb|250px|right|Location of Liemeer, until Jan. 2007.Liemeer is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was merged into the municipality of Nieuwkoop on January 1, 2007....

, and lies about 12 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, between Leiden and Utrecht. The town is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn , where the river Gouwe branches off. The municipality had a population of 72,674 in 2010, and covers an...

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The area Blokland, in which the hamlet is located, used to be part of Uithoorn

Uithoorn

Uithoorn is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.-Population centres :The municipality of Uithoorn consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: De Kwakel and Uithoorn.- History :...

, but became part of Mijdrecht

Mijdrecht

Mijdrecht is a town in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, in the Netherlands.It is located west of the main A2 motorway, between Utrecht and Amsterdam.Its population is around 17,000. The football team Argon has its stadium here....

 in 1811. The eastern half of the area, Polder

Polder

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 Blokland, still is part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen

De Ronde Venen

De Ronde Venen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.-Population centres :The municipality of De Ronde Venen consists of the villages Amstelhoek, De Hoef, Mijdrecht, Vinkeveen, Waverveen, and Wilnis, and a number of hamlets, such as Aan de Zuwe and Achterbos...

 in the province of Utrecht

Utrecht (province)

Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...

 (which includes Mijdrecht); the western half of the area, part of Polder Zevenhoven

Zevenhoven

Zevenhoven is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop, and lies about 9 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn.In 2001, the town of Zevenhoven had 1385 inhabitants...

, is part of Liemeer

Liemeer

thumb|250px|right|Location of Liemeer, until Jan. 2007.Liemeer is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was merged into the municipality of Nieuwkoop on January 1, 2007....

 in the province South Holland

South Holland

South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. Confusingly, the hamlet itself lies in Polder Zevenhoven; the houses in Polder Blokland are part of the hamlets Kromme Mijdrecht and De Hoef.