Zuidplas

Zuidplas is a municipality in the Netherlands located in the province of South Holland. 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 (born 1966) actress, model and beauty queen, Miss Universe 1989
 * Hans Spekman (born 1966) politician
 * Dirk Bruinenberg (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
 * Brecht Rodenburg (born 1967) retired volleyball player, team gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics
 * 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
 * Raymond Kreder (born 1989) professional road racing cyclist
 * Bastiaan Lijesen (born 1990) swimmer, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
 * Memphis Depay (born 1994) professional footballer, over 200 club caps