Leiderdorp
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Area (2006) | |||
| - Total | 12.29 km² (4.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 11.73 km² (4.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 0.56 km² (0.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| - Total | 26,090 | ||
| - Density | 2,224/km² (5,760.1/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website: www.leiderdorp.nl | |||
Leiderdorp (population: 26,182 in 2004) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near the city of Leiden.
The municipality covers an area of 12.29 km² (4.75 mile²) of which 0.56 km² (0.22 mile²) is water. Leiderdorp has now become a suburb of the city of Leiden, although the Oude Rijn river and the Zijl river separates the two. The HSL-Zuid high-speed rail line between Amsterdam and Brussels is currently being built under Leiderdorp.
It is one of the oldest towns in Zuid Holland province and was a base for the Spanish army in the Eighty Years' War.
Šamorín, in Slovakia, is the twin town of Leiderdorp.
[edit] External links
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