Bleiswijk

Bleiswijk is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 10,222 in 2006, and covered an area of 21.96 km² (8.48 mile²) of which 0.83 km² (0.32 mile²) is water. On 1 January 2007, the town was merged with neighbouring towns Bergschenhoek and Berkel en Rodenrijs to form the new municipality Lansingerland.

Bleiswijk
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Coat of arms
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityLansingerland
HoofdplaatsBleiswijk
Area
 • Land21.13 km2 (8.16 sq mi)
 • Water0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population
 (1 July 2006)
10.369
Major roadsN209


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