Veur

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Map of Veur from 1867.

Veur is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It covered the northwestern part of the current town of Leidschendam.

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

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References

  1. Ad van der Meer; Onno Boonstra (2006). "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten" (PDF). KNAW. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

Coordinates: 52°05′N4°26′E / 52.083°N 4.433°E / 52.083; 4.433