(population: 12,195 )'s a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 6.96 km² (of which 0.67 km² water). It's the third-smallest municipality in the Netherlands in land area (after Bennebroek and Rozenburg). A shows the north and west town walls, which were common during medieval times in the Netherlands. The only remaining medieval entrance gate of Schoonhoven's the Veerpoort (Ferry Gate) next to the Lek Ri… (More on Schoonhoven)