De Lier
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| The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of De Lier in the municipality of Westland. |
De Lier () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 5 km north of Maassluis.
The town of De Lier (pronounced De Leer) obtained its name from the name of an old river called De Lee.
De Lier used to be a separate municipality. On March 26, 1963 it was granted their coat of arms and on April 14, 1965, it adopted their modern-day flag. On January 1, 2004, it merged with Naaldwijk, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, and Wateringen into the municipality of Westland. The former municipality covered an area of 8.93 square kilometers.
In 2001, the town of De Lier had 9415 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.2 km², and contained 3494 residences.[1] The statistical area "De Lier", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 11470.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
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