Editing Vlaardingen (section)

==Geography==
The town is divided into a northern part (locally known as the "Holy") and a southern part by the [[A20 motorway (Netherlands)|A20 motorway]]. On the east the town is separated from [[Schiedam]] by the [[A4 motorway (Netherlands)|A4 motorway]]. Other places nearby are the small town [[Maassluis]] to the west, the village [[Schipluiden]] and the city [[Delft]] to the north, the town [[Schiedam]] and city [[Rotterdam]] to the east and the town of [[Spijkenisse]] in the south-west, on the other side of the river [[Nieuwe Maas]]. The A20 connects <!-- the port of --> [[Rotterdam]] to the village [[Hook of Holland]]. The [[:File:Beneluxtunnel zz c tm e.jpg|Beneluxtunnel]] (the tunnel that runs under the Nieuwe Waterweg) connects the A20 to the [[A15 motorway (Netherlands)|A15]].

The centre of the town is on the west side of the old harbour, which was originally a stream ('De Vlaarding') from the peat lands north and east of the town, running to the Meuse estuary.