Editing Liesveld (former municipality)

{{About|a former Dutch municipality|a Dutch hamlet|Liesveld (hamlet)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name      = Liesveld
|image_flag         = Flag of Liesveld.svg
|flag_size          = 120x100px
|image_shield       = Liesveld wapen.svg
|shield_size        = 120x100px
|image_map          = LocatieLiesveld.png
|mapsize            = 250px
|subdivision_type   = Country
|subdivision_name   = [[Netherlands]]
|subdivision_type1  = Province
|subdivision_name1  = [[South Holland]]
|subdivision_type2  = Municipality
|subdivision_name2  = [[Molenlanden]]
|area_footnotes     = (2006)
|area_total_km2     = 44.44
|area_land_km2      = 41.07
|area_water_km2     = 3.37
|population_as_of   = 1 January 2007
|population_note    = Source: [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]], [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline].
|settlement_type    = Former municipality
|population_total   = 9,802
|population_density_km2   = 239
|timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset         = +1
|timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset_DST     = +2
|coordinates        = {{coord|51|55|00|N|4|49|30|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Liesveld''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈlisfɛlt|-|Nl-Liesveld.ogg}}) is a former [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the western [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[South Holland]], and the region of [[Alblasserwaard]]. The former municipality had a population of 9,810 in 2006, and covered an area of {{convert|44.44|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} of which {{convert|3.37|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} was water. Since 2013 Liesveld had been a part of the new municipality of [[Molenwaard]] (ceased to exist in 2019).

The former municipality of Liesveld was formed on 1 January 1986 from the former municipalities of [[Groot-Ammers]], [[Langerak, South Holland|Langerak]], [[Nieuwpoort, South Holland|Nieuwpoort]], and [[Streefkerk]]. It consisted of the population centres Groot-Ammers, Langerak, Nieuwpoort, Streefkerk, and [[Waal, South Holland|Waal]].

Its name is probably derived from a low-lying swampy area filled with reed grasses (Dutch: ''lies'' - ''[[Glyceria maxima]]'') near [[Gelkenes]]. Castle Liesvelt was built on such a reedy field, giving its name to the Lords of Liesvelt, who owned lands within the municipality.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Liesveld}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020929163651/http://www.liesveld.nl/ Official Website]

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[[Category:1986 establishments in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1986]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2013]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of South Holland]]
[[Category:Molenlanden]]