Leiderdorp
Leiderdorp | |
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The Oude Rijn passing by Leiderdorp | |
Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′N 4°32′E / 52.167°N 4.533°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Tjarda Struik (as of 14 November 2023) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 27,377 |
| • Density | 2,364/km2 (6,120/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Leiderdorper |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2350–2353 |
| Area code | 071 |
| Website | www |
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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.