This is a list of municipalities in South Holland.
South Holland is divided into 50 municipalities.
Since 1840, South Holland has ceded five municipalities to the province of Utrecht: Oudewater in 1970, Woerden in 1989, Vianen in 2002, Leerdam and Zederik in 2019.
Municipal reorganisations since 2000:
Map of South Holland (2019)
One of South Holland's historical towns is
Delft
, a stronghold of tourism and of (mainly technical) science.
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.
A canal at
Dordrecht
, which town is the oldest in Holland
(North and South together)
and has a rich history and culture.
The 15th century town hall of
Gouda
, another historically rich town in South Holland.
