Leiderdorp

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Leiderdorp


flag_size = 120x100px
image_shield = Leiderdorp wapen.jpg
shield_size = 120x100px


mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = South Holland
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 12.29
area_land_km2 = 11.73
area_water_km2 = 0.56
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 26090
population_density_km2 = 2224
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52.15
latNS = N
longd = 4.53
longEW = E
website = [http://www.leiderdorp.nl www.leiderdorp.nl]

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The municipality covers an area of 12.29 km² (4.75 mile²) of which 0.56 km² (0.22 mile²) is water. Leiderdorp has now become a suburb of the city of Leiden, although the Oude Rijn river and the Zijl river separates the two. The HSL-Zuid high-speed rail line between Amsterdam and Brussels is currently being built under Leiderdorp.

It is one of the oldest towns in Zuid Holland province and was a base for the Spanish army in the Eighty Years' War.

Šamorín, in Slovakia, is the twin town of Leiderdorp.

Celebrities who live or lived in Leiderdorp

* Mart Spierdijk, born 13 June 1993, lived in Leiderdorp (1993-....), professional football player.
* Alexander Djeranian, born 27 October 1986, lived in Leiderdorp (1986-2006), television producer.
* Armin van Buuren, born December 25, 1976, lived in Leiderdorp (?-2008), trance music producer and DJ.

External links

* [http://www.leiderdorp.nl Official site of the municipality (in Dutch)]
* [http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gem/gem275zh.htm Basic data (in Dutch)]
* [http://www.plattegronden.nl/leiderdorp/ Leiderdorp detailed map]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.28862,59.941406&hl=en&q=leiden&btnG=Search&ll=52.150607,4.524887&spn=0.005912,0.014634&t=h/ Satellite view]