Leidschendam-Voorburg

Leidschendam-Voorburg ([ˈlɛitsə(n)ˌdɑm ˈvoːrbɵrx] (listen)) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It had a population of 75,425 in 2019, and covers an area of 35.62 km2 (13.75 sq mi) of which 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi) is water.

Leidschendam-Voorburg
Municipality
The Vliet through Leidschendam
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Leidschendam-Voorburg
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°5′N 4°24′E
CountryNetherlands
Province South Holland
Established1 January 2002[1]
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorKlaas Tigelaar (CU)
Area
 • Total35.62 km2 (13.75 sq mi)
 • Land32.70 km2 (12.63 sq mi)
 • Water2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[5]
 • Total75,425
 • Density2,307/km2 (5,980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2260–2275
Area code070, 071
Websitewww.leidschendam-voorburg.nl

Origin

The municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg is the result of merging the municipalities Leidschendam and Voorburg in 2002. It consists of the two towns Leidschendam and Voorburg, which grew towards each other in the first half of the 20th century. The village Stompwijk and a hamlet called Wilsveen also belong to the municipality.

Leidschendam-Voorburg abuts the city of The Hague and is often regarded as its suburb, even though it is an independent municipality. It is part of the Haaglanden conurbation. Stompwijk is still a rural village, located a few kilometres northeast of Leidschendam.

Historic town centers
Topographic map of Leidschendam-Voorburg, June 2015

Leidschendam as well as Voorburg have their own historic town center, which are both decentral situated.
Historic Leidschendam lies around the acien locks in the Vliet canal in the eastern part of the town.
About 3 kilometers more to the South is the beginning of the Herenstraat, the most important and longest street of the Voorburg town center. Historic Voorburg is mainly situated in between this half a kilometer long street and (again) the Vliet. The canal forms also the eastern border of the town. The most important buildings like Swaensteyn House, the Old Church (Oude Kerk) and Hofwijck are in or very near the Herenstraat.

Mall of the Netherlands

Until 2019 the current Leidschendam shopping mall: Leidsenhage is undergoing a total makeover. By that year this project should be completed. The new shopping area will be expanded to 117.000 square meters[6]. The center also will get a new name: "Mall of the Netherlands".

Sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands

Leidschendam-Voorburg is twinned with:

Transport
The old town hall (Swaensteyn) located on Herenstraat, Voorburg

Public transport

Railway

Three railway stations are located within the municipality, providing links with all major cities in the Randstad. The main trainstation is Voorburg on The Hague - Utrecht line. This station is on the Southern edge of the town center.
There are two stations on the Rotterdam-Amsterdam line, which are situated on the border of The Hague: Den Haag Laan van NOI (for some Intercity trains and local trains) and Den Haag Mariahoeve (only for local trains).

Light rail

Leidschendam-Voorburg has two stations on the RandstadRail lines. RandstadRail is the official name for a light rail project connecting the cities of The Hague, Rotterdam and Zoetermeer. These lines use former train routes, which are now converted for use by light rail vehicles.
It is a somewhat confusing name as for travelers RandstadRail is only used for tram 3 and 4 to Zoetermeer. The line to Rotterdam is exploited as a branch of the Rotterdam metro: Rotterdam metro line E. Stations in Leidschendam-Voorburg (for both trams and metro) are Voorburg 't Loo and Leidschendam-Voorburg. RandstadRail also stops at Den Haag Laan van NOI train station.

Bus and tram

There are two major bus services running through this municipality. They are HTM and Veolia. Several tram trajectories through Leidschendam-Voorburg - run by HTM - connect various parts of the city with each other, as well as with various neighbouring cities.

Roads

Leidschendam-Voorburg is connected to the A4 (Amsterdam - Belgian border by Rotterdam) and A12 (The Hague - German border by Utrecht) motorways, which cross each other near the city center of Voorburg.

The N14 dual carriageway, which connects the A4 at Leidschendam to the N44 dual carriageway at Wassenaar runs through a series of tunnels in the municipality.

Together with a part of motorway A4 and several local roads the N14 forms the Ring Den Haag.

Cycle paths

Like every dutch municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg provide in a wide range of facilities for cyclers. On the eastern edge there are for example two large cycle bridges which cross different roads and ditches.

Notable people
Roderick Vonhogen, 2011
Carla Dik-Faber, 2018
Johan De Meij, 2016
Bertha "Puck" Brouwer, 1950
Christiaan van Velzen, 1980
Gerben Karstens, 2011

Public thinking & Public Service

The Arts

Sport
  • Along The Vliet in Leidschendam
  • Leidschendam-Voorburg, Meerburger Watering
  • Stompwijk, dorpszicht
  • Watertoren Voorburg, 1900
gollark: Weird.
gollark: Interesting backstories? Do tell.
gollark: I should probably check out some of the other general science-y ones.
gollark: Fascinating.
gollark: ... maybe alts using GPT-3 or something to simulate being separate people?

References
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  2. "Municipal Council" [Gemeenteraad] (in Dutch). Gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. "Postcodetool for 2264BM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. https://fd.nl/ondernemen/1190588/ballast-nedam-bouwt-overdekt-winkelcentrum-leidsenhage
  7. http://www.stedenband-leidschendam-voorburg.eu/
  8. "GroenvanPrinsterer,Guillaume" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 12 (11th ed.). 1911.
  9. IMDb Database retrieved 24 December 2019
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  11. IMDb Database retrieved 24 December 2019
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