Leiderdorp
| Leiderdorp | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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The Oude Rijn passing by Leiderdorp
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.svg) Location in South Holland |
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| Coordinates: 52°10′N 4°32′E / 52.167°N 4.533°ECoordinates: 52°10′N 4°32′E / 52.167°N 4.533°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Laila Driessen-Jansen (VVD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 26,786 | ||
| • Density | 2,319/km2 (6,010/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Leiderdorper | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 2350–2353 | ||
| Area code | 071 | ||
| Website | www |
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Leiderdorp (Dutch pronunciation: [lɛi̯dərˈdɔrp]) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near the city of Leiden. It had a population of 26,786 in 2014.
The municipality covers an area of 12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi) of which 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) is water. Leiderdorp has now become a suburb of the city of Leiden, although the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine) river and the Zijl river separate the two. The HSL-Zuid high-speed rail line between Amsterdam and Brussels crosses Leiderdorp in a tunnel.
It is one of the oldest towns in Zuid Holland province and was a base for the Spanish army in the Eighty Years' War.
Leiderdorp is twinned with Šamorín, in Slovakia.
Leiderdorp, map of 1867.
Town centre on the Old Rhine.
Listed farm in spring
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Leiderdorp, June 2015
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