Zevenhuizen is a village 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 located about 12 km northeast of the city of Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

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

Moerkapelle

Moerkapelle is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 6 km east of the city of Zoetermeer, in the municipality of Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle....

 to form the new municipality of Moerhuizen (renamed in 1992 to Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle

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...

). Since 2010 Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle is part of the new municipality of Zuidplas

Zuidplas

Zuidplas is a new municipality by 1 january 2010.Joining of Moordrecht, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel and Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle....

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