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South Holland is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, within Thornton Township. The population was 21,465 at the 2020 census. The population was 21,465 at the 2020 census.
Incorporated in 1850, it is located immediately south of the city of Chicago. It is the second most populous township in Illinois as of the 2020 census, after Rockford Township (pop. 170,478) in Winnebago County. [1] The village of South Holland serves as the governmental seat of Thornton Township.
Boundaries of the village of Kinderdijk. In the Alblasserwaard, problems with water became more and more apparent in the 13th century. Large canals, called weteringen in Dutch, were dug to get rid of the excess water in the polders. However, the drained soil continued to subside, while the level of the river rose due to the river's sand deposits.
Warmond (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɑrmɔnt] ⓘ) is a village and former municipality in the Western Netherlands, north of Leiden in the province of South Holland.The municipality covered an area of 14.42 km 2 (5.57 sq mi), of which 4.42 km 2 (1.71 sq mi) is water; had a population of 4,977 in 2004.
The built-up area of the village was 0.23 km 2, and contained 425 residences. [3] The slightly larger statistical area "Stad aan 't Haringvliet" has a population of around 1,340. [4] On 1 January 2009 the village had 1,399 inhabitants. [5] Because of its location on the water, it is very suitable for aquatic sports.
The Koornbrug (Grain Bridge) in Leiden, also a historical university city in South Holland. Scheveningen is the Netherlands' most popular seaside resorts. Zoetermeer, the third largest population centre in this province, was a typical South Holland village until the late 1960s. A view of the newly built Zoetermeer town centre.
Rijswijk (Dutch: [ˈrɛisʋɛik] ⓘ), formerly known as Ryswick (/ ˈ r ɪ z w ɪ k / RIZ-wik) in English, is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 59.642 in 2024, and it has an area of 14.49 km 2 (5.59 sq mi), 0.53 km 2 (0.20 sq mi) of which is water.
Leidschendam-Voorburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌlɛitsə(n)dɑɱˈvoːrbʏr(ə)x] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, just northeast of The Hague. It had a population of 76,433 in 2021, and covers an area of 35.62 km 2 (13.75 sq mi) of which 3.07 km 2 (1.19 sq mi) is water.