Zweth or De Zweth is a hamlet in the western
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It is located about halfway between
Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
and
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...
, where the small river
Berkelsche Zweth joins the
Schie
Schie () the name for four waterways in the area of Overschie, South Holland, the Netherlands. There are the Delftse Schie, the Delfshavense Schie, the Rotterdamse Schie and the Schiedamse Schie. The existence of these four streams is the result ...
river, around a bridge across the Berkelsche Zweth.
The hamlet has always been divided between the historical areas of
Delfland (north) and
Schieland (south). The part north of the bridge is located in the historical municipality of
Ackersdijk en Vrouwenregt, currently part of
Midden-Delfland
Midden-Delfland () is a municipality (''gemeente'') in the Westland, region of the Netherlands, Westland region in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water.
It was for ...
, while the southern part is located in the historical municipality of
Overschie
Overschie () is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands, formerly a separate village with its own municipality.
The village of Overschie was located on the intersection of four rivers called "Schie": the Delftsche Schie, Schiedamsche Schie, Delfs ...
, since 1941 part of Rotterdam. The two municipalities use two different spellings of the name: the official name for the northern part is "De Zweth", while the southern part is called just "Zweth".
The restaurant
De Zwethheul
''De Zwethheul'' is a defunct restaurant located in Zweth, Netherlands. It was a Types of restaurant#Fine dining, fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1990-2004 and two Michelin stars in the period 2005–2014. De ...
, a restaurant with two
Michelin star
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s, is located there.
Populated places in South Holland
Midden-Delfland
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