Zuidplas () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

located in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

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 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 of August 2017.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Zuidplas, September 2014''

Notable people

* Claes Michielsz Bontenbal (1575–1623) Secretary of Zevenhuizen and conspirator * Lia van Rhijn (born 1953) ceramist and sculptor * Arie Slob (born 1961) politician and history teacher *

Angela Visser Angela Visser (born 18 October 1966) is a Dutch actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1989. She was the first Dutch woman to win the title of the Miss Universe in 1989. Visser, who had previously worked as a model and be ...

(born 1966) actress, model and beauty queen,

Miss Universe 1989 Miss Universe 1989, the 38th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 May 1989 at the Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel in Cancún, Mexico. Angela Visser of the Netherlands was crowned by Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand. Seventy-six contestants comp ...

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retrieved 2 May 2019 * Hans Spekman (born 1966) politician *

Dirk Bruinenberg Dirk Bruinenberg (born 21 August 1968) is a Dutch musician known as the former drummer of several European progressive metal and power metal bands, including: Elegy, Ian Parry's Consortium Project and Adagio. He is often recognized for his i ...

(born 1968) musician, former drummer of metal and power metal bands * Tamara van Ark (born 1974) politician and minister

Sport

* Jan Bazen (born 1948) former speed skater, competed at the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label= Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

Brecht Rodenburg Engelbrecht "Brecht" Rodenburg (born 24 December 1967 in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, South Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he ...

(born 1967) retired volleyball player, team gold medallist at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

* Sjoert Brink (born 1981) professional bridge player * Lars Elgersma (born 1983) short and middle distance speed skater * Ronald Hertog (born 1989) amputee and Paralympic javelin thrower, flag-bearer at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Ga ...

Raymond Kreder Raymond Kreder (born 26 November 1989) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Kreder's older brother Michel Kreder and their cousin Wesley Kreder have also competed professionally as cyclists ...

(born 1989) professional road racing cyclist * Bastiaan Lijesen (born 1990) swimmer, competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

* Memphis Depay (born 1994) professional footballer, over 200 club caps

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of South Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2010