Stompwijk

Stompwijk
Coat of arms of Stompwijk
Coat of arms
Map
Coordinates: 52°5′40″N 4°28′11″E / 52.09444°N 4.46972°E / 52.09444; 4.46972
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityLeidschendam-Voorburg
Area
 • Total
12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Population
ca. 2,400
The centre of the village
Subsided houses along the dike at Stompwijk

Stompwijk is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located between the cities Leiden and Zoetermeer and is part of the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Stompwijk was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1938, when it merged with Veur to create the new municipality of Leidschendam.[1]

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.