Lansingerland | |
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![]() Aerial view of Berkel en Rodenrijs | |
![]() Location in South Holland | |
Coordinates: 51°59′N 4°30′E / 51.983°N 4.500°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
Established | 1 January 2007[1] |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Pieter van de Stadt (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 56.39 km2 (21.77 sq mi) |
• Land | 53.42 km2 (20.63 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | −5 m (−16 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 63,363 |
• Density | 1,186/km2 (3,070/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 2650–2665 |
Area code | 010 |
Website | www |
Lansingerland is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was formed on 1 January 2007, by the merger of the municipalities of Berkel en Rodenrijs, Bleiswijk and Bergschenhoek, collectively known as the "B-Triangle". The former municipality of Tempel, abolished in 1855, is also part of Lansingerland.
The name was chosen from a competition and derived from the name Lansingh, the height-of-land between the Delfland and Schieland Water Boards, which runs between the "3B-Triangle" villages. The choice of name is symbolic: the name of the border that formerly divided the area, now unites it. The "h" in Lansingh was dropped to ease spelling.
Lansingerland consists of the following communities:
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