Leiderdorp

Leiderdorp
Municipality
The Oude Rijn passing by Leiderdorp
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
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[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Laila Driessen-Jansen (VVD)
Area[2]
• Total	12.28 km^2 (4.74 sq mi)
• Land	11.55 km^2 (4.46 sq mi)
• Water	0.73 km^2 (0.28 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	0 m (0 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	26,786
• Density	2,319/km^2 (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.leiderdorp.nl

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.

Notable residents

• Armin van Buuren, born December 25, 1976, lived in Leiderdorp, trance music producer and DJ.
• Carice van Houten, born September 5, 1976, lived in Leiderdorp, stage and film actress.
• Thomas Erdbrink, born January 27, 1976, lived in Leiderdorp, Chief of the Tehran Bureau, The New York Times
• Dennis Leeflang, born May 22, 1979, born in Leiderdorp, lived in Leiderdorp, drummer and music producer.
• Daphne Groeneveld, born December 24, 1994, born in Leiderdorp, model.
• Regina Bruins, born October 7, 1986, lives in Leiderdorp, professional cyclist.
• Thomas Azier, born 14 August 1987, born in Leiderdorp, electro-pop singer and musician.

Gallery

• 
  Leiderdorp, map of 1867.
• 
  Town centre on the Old Rhine.
• 
  Listed farm in spring
• 
  Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Leiderdorp, June 2015

References

1. "College van Burgemeester en Wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Leiderdorp. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 2351DZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Official website (Dutch)