Hazerswoude
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Hazerswoude is a former municipality in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. It contained the towns of Hazerswoude-Dorp
Hazerswoude-Dorp
Hazerswoude-Dorp is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Rijnwoude, and lies about 7 km southwest of Alphen aan de Rijn.In 2001, the town of Hazerswoude-Dorp had 4292 inhabitants...

 and Hazerswoude-Rijndijk
Hazerswoude-Rijndijk
Hazerswoude-Rijndijk is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Rijnwoude, and lies about 5 km west of Alphen aan de Rijn....

, and the villages Groenendijk and Bent
Bent (Netherlands)
Bent is a small hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwoude, about 2 km northwest of the village Hazerswoude-Dorp.The hamlet is surrounded by tree nurseries....

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Hazerswoude was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Rijneveld.

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Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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