Leidschendam-Voorburg
Leidschendam-Voorburg | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Area (2006) | |
• Total | 35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 32.82 km2 (12.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 72,888 |
| • Density | 2,221/km2 (5,750/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.leidschendam-voorburg.nl |
Leidschendam-Voorburg (population: 73,832 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 35.68 km² (13.78 mile²) of which 2.86 km² (1.10 mile²) is water.
The municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg is the result of merging the municipalities Leidschendam and Voorburg in 2002. It consists of the communities Leidschendam, Stompwijk, and Voorburg.
Leidschendam-Voorburg abuts the city of The Hague and is often regarded as its suburb, even though it is an independent municipality. Stompwijk is still a rural village, located a few miles northeast of Leidschendam.
Leidschendam-Voorburg has been a twin town with both the city of Temecula, California and the city of Hranice, Czech Republic, since 1993.
Transport
Railway
Several railway stations are located within the municipality, providing links with all major cities in the Randstad. The main trainstation is Voorburg on the The Hague - Utrecht line. There are a number of stations on the Rotterdam-Amsterdam line on the border of The Hague and Voorburg, including Den Haag Mariahoeve and Den Haag Laan van Noord Oost Indie.
Light rail
Leidschendam-Voorburg has several stations on the RandstadRail lines. RandstadRail is a light rail project connecting the cities of The Hague, Rotterdam and Zoetermeer. These lines use the former train routes, which are now converted for use by light rail vehicles. Main RandstadRail stations in Leidschendam-Voorburg are Voorburg 't Loo and Leidschendam-Voorburg.
Bus
There are two major bus services running through this municipality. They are HTM and Connexxion.
Tram
There are several tram trajectories through Leidschendam-Voorburg run by HTM. These lines connect various parts of the city with each other, as well as with the city of The Hague. A new line connecting Leidschendam-Voorburg with Delft is under construction (Dutch).
External links
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