Leiderdorp

Leiderdorp
The Oude Rijn passing by Leiderdorp
The Oude Rijn passing by Leiderdorp
Flag of Leiderdorp
Coat of arms of Leiderdorp
Highlighted position of Leiderdorp in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 52°10′N 4°32′E / 52.167°N 4.533°E / 52.167; 4.533
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorTjarda Struik (as of 14 November 2023)
Area
 • Total12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi)
 • Land11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
 • Water0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total27,377
 • Density2,364/km2 (6,120/sq mi)
DemonymLeiderdorper
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2350–2353
Area code071
Websitewww.leiderdorp.nl
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Leiderdorp, June 2015

Leiderdorp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌlɛidərˈdɔr(ə)p] ) 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 27,377 in 2021.

The municipality covers an area of 12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi) of which 0.70 km2 (0.27 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 South Holland province and was a base for the Spanish army in the Eighty Years' War.

  1. ^ "College van Burgemeester en Wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Leiderdorp. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 2351DZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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