Schoonhoven

Schoonhoven
City and former municipality
Canal in Schoonhoven
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°57′N 4°51′E / 51.950°N 4.850°E / 51.950; 4.850
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Krimpenerwaard
Area [1]
• Total	6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
• Land	6.27 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
• Water	0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[3]
• Total	data missing
Demonym	Schoonhovenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	2870–2871
Area code	0182
Website	www.schoonhoven.info

Schoonhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxoːnˌɦoːvə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, before it had been an independent municipality.

The former municipality had a population of data missing in 2021, and covered an area of 6.92 km² (2.67 sq mi) of which 0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi) water. From 2010 to 2014, it was the smallest municipality in the Netherlands in land area, following the merger of Rozenburg into Rotterdam.

The first winner of the Dutch version of Pop Idol, Jamai Loman, is from this town. Also Jan-Arie van der Heijden, football player for Feyenoord, lives in Schoonhoven.